桃金娘

Chinese

		peach	metal; gold; money	mother; young lady
trad. (桃金娘/桃金孃)		桃	金	娘/孃
simp. (桃金娘)		桃	金	娘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táojīnniáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ gam¹ noeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táojīnniáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táojinniáng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻao²-chin¹-niang²
    • Yale: táu-jīn-nyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taurjinniang
    • Palladius: таоцзиньнян (taoczinʹnjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tou⁴ gam¹ noeng⁴
    • Yale: tòuh gām nèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ gam¹ noeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ gem¹ nêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ kɐm⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

Noun

桃金娘

1. rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 桃金娘 (“rose myrtle”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		桃金娘
Taxonomic name		桃金娘
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	桃金娘
Cantonese	Guangzhou	棯仔, 崗棯
	Hong Kong	崗棯
Hakka	Hong Kong	棯仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	多𬂌
	Fuqing	多𬂌
Southern Min	Xiamen	山多尼, 多尼
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	丁尼
	Zhangzhou	多尼