高良薑

See also: 高良姜

Chinese

			ginger
trad. (高良薑)		高良	薑
simp. (高良姜)		高良	姜
alternative forms		高莨薑／高莨姜

Etymology

First element is from 高涼／高凉 (Gāoliáng, “ancient placename in China”), with 涼 (“cold”) changed to its homophone 良 (“good”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāoliángjiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ loeng⁴ goeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāoliángjiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaoliángjiang
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-liang²-chiang¹
    • Yale: gāu-lyáng-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauliangjiang
    • Palladius: гаолянцзян (gaoljanczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ loeng⁴ goeng¹
    • Yale: gōu lèuhng gēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ loeng⁴ goeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ lêng⁴ gêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 高良薑

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of the galangal. (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as an antibiotic; to warm the stomach, and to improve digestion.)

See also

• 溫裏藥／温里药