生薑

See also: 生姜

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	ginger
trad. (生薑)		生	薑
simp. (生姜)		生	姜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngjiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ goeng¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheⁿ-kiuⁿ / chhiⁿ-kiuⁿ
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹san-cian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngjiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengjiang
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-chiang¹
    • Yale: shēng-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengjiang
    • Palladius: шэнцзян (šɛnczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ goeng¹
    • Yale: sāang gēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ goeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ gêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ kœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-kiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshenn-kiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhve'kviw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-kiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshinn-kiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvi'kviw
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹san-cian
    • MiniDict: san^平 cian
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹san-jian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sã⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã²¹/

Noun

生薑

1. fresh ginger

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 薑 (“ginger”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		薑
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	薑
	Taiwan	薑
	Harbin	薑
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	薑, 鮮薑, 黃薑
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	薑, 生薑
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	薑
	Wanrong	薑, 生薑
	Zhengzhou	薑
	Xi'an	生薑, 薑
	Xuzhou	生薑, 薑
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	生薑
	Bayanhot	洋辣子
	Lanzhou	生薑
	Ürümqi	生薑
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	生薑, 薑
	Wuhan	生薑, 薑
	Guiyang	生薑
	Guilin	薑
	Liuzhou	薑
	Nanning (Wuming)	薑
	Hechi (Yizhou)	薑
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	薑
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	生薑, 薑
	Yangzhou	生薑
	Hefei	生薑
Mandarin	Singapore	薑
	Dagudi (Maliba)	薑
	Reshuitang (Longling)	薑
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	薑
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	薑
Cantonese	Guangzhou	薑, 生薑
	Hong Kong	薑, 生薑
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	薑
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	薑
	Macau	薑
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	薑, 生薑
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	薑
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	薑, 生薑
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	薑
	Foshan	薑, 生薑
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	薑
	Foshan (Shunde)	薑
	Foshan (Sanshui)	薑
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	薑
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	薑
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	薑
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	薑
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	薑
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	薑
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	薑
	Taishan	薑乸, 薑
	Kaiping (Chikan)	薑乸
	Enping (Niujiang)	薑乸
	Heshan (Yayao)	薑
	Dongguan	薑
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	薑
	Shaoguan	薑
	Yunfu	薑乸
	Yangjiang	老薑, 薑, 薑乸
	Xinyi	薑, 生薑
	Lianjiang	薑, 薑乸
	Guiping (Jintian)	薑
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	薑
	Guiping (Madong)	薑
	Baise	薑
	Beihai	薑
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	薑
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	薑
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	薑
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	薑
	Singapore (Guangfu)	薑
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	薑
	Móng Cái	薑
Gan	Nanchang	生薑, 薑
	Pengze	生薑
	Lichuan	薑
	Pingxiang	薑
Hakka	Meixian	薑嫲, 薑, 生薑
	Dabu (Xihe)	薑
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	薑
	Huiyang	薑嫲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	薑嫲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	薑嫲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	薑
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	薑
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	薑嫲
	Wuhua (Changbu)	薑嫲
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	薑
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	薑
	Jiexi	薑嫲
	Luhe	薑
	Yudu	薑
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	薑嫲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	薑嫲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	薑嫲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	薑嫲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	薑嫲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	薑嫲
	Hong Kong	薑嫲
	Sabah (Longchuan)	薑嫲
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	薑
	Senai (Huiyang)	薑
	Singkawang	薑嫲
	Pontianak (Meixian)	薑嫲
Huizhou	Jixi	薑, 生薑
Jin	Taiyuan	鮮薑, 薑
	Datong	鮮薑
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	鮮薑
	Xinzhou	鮮薑
	Hohhot	生薑
Northern Min	Jian'ou	老薑, 薑
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	薑母, 薑
	Fuqing	薑母
Southern Min	Xiamen	薑
	Quanzhou	薑
	Zhangzhou	薑
	Taipei	薑
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	薑
	Kaohsiung	薑
	Yilan	薑
	Changhua (Lukang)	薑
	Taichung	薑
	Tainan	薑
	Hsinchu	薑
	Kinmen	薑
	Penghu (Magong)	薑
	Penang (Hokkien)	薑
	Singapore (Hokkien)	薑
	Manila (Hokkien)	薑
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	薑
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	薑
	Guiping (Dongsheng)	薑
	Guilin (Biyange)	薑
	Chaozhou	薑
	Bangkok (Teochew)	薑, ขิง
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	薑
	Singapore (Teochew)	薑
	Wenchang	薑母
	Haikou	薑母
Puxian Min	Putian	薑母
	Xianyou	薑母
Central Min	Yanping (Wangtai)	薑
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	薑
	Binyang	薑
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Qianjing)	薑
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	薑
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	薑
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	薑
	Luxi (Lijiatian)	薑
Wu	Shanghai	生薑, 薑
	Shanghai (Chongming)	生薑
	Suzhou	薑, 生薑
	Danyang	生薑
	Hangzhou	薑
	Ningbo	生薑, 薑
	Wenzhou	薑, 生薑
	Jinhua	生薑
Xiang	Changsha	薑, 生薑
	Loudi	薑
	Shuangfeng	生薑

Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	薑
しょう Grade: 1	が Hyōgaiji
irregular

For pronunciation and definitions of 生薑 – see the following entry.

【生姜しょうが】 [noun] ginger, Zingiber officinale Alternative spellings ショウガ, 薑

(This term, 生薑, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
生	薑

Noun

生薑 • (saenggang) (hangeul 생강)

1. Hanja form^? of 생강 (“ginger”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
生	薑

Noun

生薑

1. chữ Hán form of sinh khương (“fresh ginger”).