木耳

Chinese

		tree; wood	ear
simp. and trad. (木耳)		木	耳

Etymology

From 木 ‎(“tree, wood”) + 耳 ‎(“ear”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mù'ěr

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ ji⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): bo̍k-ní

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: mù'ěr
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muheel
    • IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: muk⁶ ji⁵
    • Yale: muhk yíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ ji⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² jiː¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-ní
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-ní
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bognie
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² ni⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ni⁵³/

Noun

木耳 (classifier 朵 (duǒ))

1. wood ear; tree ear; black fungus (Auricularia nigricans <= Auricularia polytricha)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	耳
Grade: 1	Grade: 1
Irregular

Etymology

Compound of 木 ‎(ki, “tree”) +‎ 水母 ‎(kurage, “jellyfish”). The kanji are ateji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kikuraɡe/

Alternative forms

• キクラゲ

Noun

木耳 ‎(hiragana きくらげ, romaji kikurage)

1. a type of fungi belonging to the Auriculariaceae family; Auricularia auricula-judae