九層塔

See also: 九层塔

Chinese

		nine	layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf	pagoda; tower
trad. (九層塔)		九	層	塔
simp. (九层塔)		九	层	塔

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔcéngtǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² cang⁴ taap³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): káu-chàn-thah / káu-chàn-chhah

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gao² zang⁵ tah⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔcéngtǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒucéngtǎ
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-tsʻêng²-tʻa³
    • Yale: jyǒu-tséng-tǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoutserngtaa
    • Palladius: цзюцэнта (czjucɛnta)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² cang⁴ taap³
    • Yale: gáu chàhng taap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² tsang⁴ taap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² ceng⁴ tab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ tʰaːp̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-chàn-thah
    • Tâi-lô: káu-tsàn-thah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kawzarntaq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡san⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰaʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-chàn-chhah
    • Tâi-lô: káu-tsàn-tshah
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kawzarnzhaq
    • IPA (Tainan): /kau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gao² zang⁵ tah⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káu tsâng thah
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaʔ²/

Noun

九層塔

1. basil, more specifically thai basil

Synonyms

• 羅勒／罗勒 (luólè)
• 金不換／金不换 (jīnbùhuàn)
• (Hakka, Hokkien) 七層塔／七层塔
• (Teochew) 魚齋菜／鱼斋菜, 魚腥菜／鱼腥菜