白木香

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	tree; wood	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (白木香)		白	木	香
simp. #(白木香)		白	木	香

Etymology

From the light color of its wood, and its use in incense production.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báimùxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báimùxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báimùsiang
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-mu⁴-hsiang¹
    • Yale: bái-mù-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairmuhshiang
    • Palladius: баймусян (bajmusjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ mu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

白木香

1. (botany) Aquilaria sinensis

   Synonyms: 牙香樹 / 牙香树, 土沉香, 蜜香樹 / 蜜香树, 莞香樹 / 莞香树, 女兒香 / 女儿香

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (白木香):

• → Vietnamese: bạch mộc hương (白木香)