夜香

Chinese

		night	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (夜香)		夜	香
simp. #(夜香)		夜	香

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁶ hoeng¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁶ hoeng¹
    • Yale: yeh hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁶ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁶ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²² hœːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

夜香

1. (Cantonese, dated, euphemistic) night soil

   倒夜香 [Cantonese]  ―  dou² je⁶ hoeng¹ [Jyutping]  ―  to pour away night soil (from toilet bowls or latrines without flushing systems)

Synonyms

• 夜來香／夜来香