根苗

Chinese

		radical (chem.); root; basis	sprout; seedling; descendant sprout; seedling; descendant; symptom of a trend; young; vaccine; Miao tribe
trad. (根苗)		根	苗
simp. #(根苗)		根	苗

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēnmiáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄣ ㄇㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan¹ miu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēnmiáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄣ ㄇㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: genmiáo
    • Wade–Giles: kên¹-miao²
    • Yale: gēn-myáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: genmiau
    • Palladius: гэньмяо (gɛnʹmjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kən⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan¹ miu⁴
    • Yale: gān mìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan¹ miu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen¹ miu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn⁵⁵ miːu̯²¹/

Noun

根苗

1. root and shoot (of plants)
2. (figuratively) root; cause
3. (figuratively) descendant; offspring