萇楚

Chinese

		carambola	distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
trad. (萇楚)		萇	楚
simp. (苌楚)		苌	楚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángchǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng⁴ co²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángchǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángchǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-chʻu³
    • Yale: cháng-chǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngchuu
    • Palladius: чанчу (čanču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng⁴ co²
    • Yale: chèuhng chó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng⁴ tso²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng⁴ co²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 萇楚

1. (literary) A plant mentioned in the Book of Songs, uncertainly identified as the star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) or the kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa).