馬芝蓮

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (馬芝蓮)		馬	芝	蓮
simp. (马芝莲)		马	芝	莲

Etymology

Borrowed from English margarine or French margarine.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎzhīlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ zi¹ lin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎzhīlián
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄓ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎjhihlián
    • Wade–Giles: ma³-chih¹-lien²
    • Yale: mǎ-jr̄-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maajylian
    • Palladius: мачжилянь (mačžiljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ zi¹ lin⁴
    • Yale: máh jī lìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ dzi¹ lin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ ji¹ lin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ liːn²¹/

Noun

馬芝蓮

1. (chiefly Cantonese) margarine (spread)

Synonyms

• 人造奶油 (rénzào nǎiyóu)
• 人造黃油／人造黄油 (rénzào huángyóu)
• 植物牛油 (zhíwù niúyóu)
• 植物黃油／植物黄油 (zhíwù huángyóu)
• 瑪琪琳／玛琪琳 (mǎqílín)
• 麥淇淋／麦淇淋 (màiqílín)