九層塔

See also: 九层塔

Chinese

		nine	layer; floor; a measure word for layers layer; floor; a measure word for layers; laminated; repeated; story (of a building); (maths) sheaf	pagoda; tower
trad. (九層塔)		九	層	塔
simp. (九层塔)		九	层	塔

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔcéngtǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² cang⁴ taap³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): káu-chàn-thah / káu-chàn-chhah

(Teochew, Peng'im): gao² zang⁵ tah⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔcéngtǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒucéngtǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chiu³-tsʻêng²-tʻa³
  - Yale: jyǒu-tséng-tǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeoutserngtaa
  - Palladius: цзюцэнта (czjucɛnta)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ tʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² cang⁴ taap³
  - Yale: gáu chàhng taap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² tsang⁴ taap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² ceng⁴ tab³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ tʰaːp̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-chàn-thah
  - Tâi-lô: káu-tsàn-thah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kawzarntaq
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡san⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-chàn-chhah
  - Tâi-lô: káu-tsàn-tshah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kawzarnzhaq
  - IPA (Tainan): /kau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gao² zang⁵ tah⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káu tsâng thah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaʔ²/

Noun

九層塔

basil (specifically Thai basil, Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora)

Synonyms

羅勒／罗勒 (luólè)
金不換／金不换 (jīnbùhuàn)
打拋／打抛 (dǎpāo)
(Hakka, Hokkien) 七層塔／七层塔
(Teochew) 魚齋菜／鱼斋菜, 魚腥菜／鱼腥菜