紫荊

See also: 紫荆

Chinese

		purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace	thorns; brambles
trad. (紫荊/紫荆)		紫	荊/荆
simp. (紫荆)		紫	荆

紫荊

洋紫荊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǐjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² ging¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chí-keng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǐjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhjing
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-ching¹
    • Yale: dž-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyjing
    • Palladius: цзыцзин (czyczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² ging¹
    • Yale: jí gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chí-keng
    • Tâi-lô: tsí-king
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cy'kefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

紫荊

1. cercis; redbud
2. bauhinia

   金紫荊廣場／金紫荆广场  ―  Jīn Zǐjīng Guǎngchǎng  ―  Golden Bauhinia Square

Derived terms

• 洋紫荊／洋紫荆 (yángzǐjīng)
• 紫荊花／紫荆花
• 紫荆關