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夜來香

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See also: 夜来香

Chinese

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nightfall; evening
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury
fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
 
trad. (夜來香) 夜來
simp. (夜来香) 夜来
Literally:fragrance of [the] night”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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夜來香

  1. tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa
  2. night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum
  3. Tonkin jasmine, Telosma cordata
  4. (Cantonese, dated) night soil

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: 夜来香 (ieraishan)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
イエ
Grade: 2
ライ
Jinmeiyō
シャン
Grade: 4
irregular
For pronunciation and definitions of 夜來香 – see the following entry.
夜来香イエライシャン
[noun] (informal) Synonym of 月下香 (gekkakō): the tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa
(This term, 夜來香, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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夜來香 (yaraehyang) (hangeul 야래향)

  1. hanja form? of 야래향