丁香

Chinese

		4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (丁香)		丁	香
simp. #(丁香)		丁	香

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīngxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ding¹ hoeng¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): teng-hiuⁿ / teng-hioⁿ / teng-hiauⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīngxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dingsiang
    • Wade–Giles: ting¹-hsiang¹
    • Yale: dīng-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingshiang
    • Palladius: динсян (dinsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ding¹ hoeng¹
    • Yale: dīng hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ding¹ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ding¹ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ting-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: denghviw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ³³ hiũ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-hioⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ting-hionn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: denghvioy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔ̃⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-hiauⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ting-hiaunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: denghviaw
    • IPA (Penang): /teŋ³³⁻²¹ hiãu³³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 丁香

1. lilac
2. clove
3. (literary, figurative) tip of a woman's tongue

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)