牡荊

Chinese

		male	thorns; brambles
trad. (牡荊)		牡	荊
simp. (牡荆)		牡	荆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǔjīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maau⁵ ging¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǔjīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǔjing
    • Wade–Giles: mu³-ching¹
    • Yale: mǔ-jīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muujing
    • Palladius: муцзин (muczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maau⁵ ging¹
    • Yale: máauh gīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maau⁵ ging¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mao⁵ ging¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯¹³ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

牡荊

1. Chinese chaste tree (Vitex negundo or Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia)

Synonyms

• 楚 (chǔ)
• (Hokkien) 埔薑／埔姜, 布荊／布荆, 蠓香草