木耳

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mù'ěr

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ ji⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): bo̍k-ní / bo̍k-lí / bo̍k-jí / bo̍k-jíⁿ / bo̍k-gí / bo̍k-mí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • 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
    • Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ yi⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² jiː¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Wuqi, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-ní
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-ní
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bognie
    • IPA (Penang): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³ ni⁴⁴⁵/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /bɔk̚⁵⁴⁻³² nĩ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² nĩ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² nĩ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Wanhua)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-lí
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boglie
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-jí
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-jí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bogjie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡ʑi⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-jíⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-jínn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bogjvie
  • (Hokkien: Taichung, Taitung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-gí
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boggie
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-mí
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-mí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bogmie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ⁵³/

Noun

木耳

1. wood ear; tree ear; black fungus (Auricularia nigricans <= Auricularia polytricha) (Classifier: 朵 m)

Derived terms

• 白木耳 (báimù'ěr)
• 粉木耳 (fěnmù'ěr)

• 黑木耳 (hēimù'ěr)

See also

• 雲耳／云耳 (yún'ěr)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	耳
Grade: 1	Grade: 1
kun’yomi	Irregular

木耳。

Alternative forms

• キクラゲ

Etymology

Compound of 木 (き) (ki, “tree”) + 水母 (くらげ) (kurage, “jellyfish”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), either from the fungus's shape or from Chinese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲikɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ɡe̞]

Noun

木耳 (hiragana きくらげ, rōmaji kikurage)

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

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
木	耳

Noun

木耳

1. Hán tự form of mộc nhĩ (“wood ear fungus”).