貝香

See also: 贝香

Chinese

		cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (貝香)		貝	香
simp. (贝香)		贝	香

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèixiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèixiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèisiang
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-hsiang¹
    • Yale: bèi-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beyshiang
    • Palladius: бэйсян (bɛjsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

貝香

1. operculum powder (used in the manufacture of incense in China and Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貝	香
かい Grade: 1	こう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠iko̞ː]

Noun

貝(かい)香(こう) • (kaikō) 

1. Alternative spelling of 甲香 (“operculum of veined rapa whelk, used in powdered form for incense manufacture”)