白莧

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	Amarantus mangostanus
trad. (白莧)		白	莧
simp. (白苋)		白	苋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báixiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ jin⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báixiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báisiàn
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-hsien⁴
    • Yale: bái-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairshiann
    • Palladius: байсянь (bajsjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ jin⁶
    • Yale: baahk yihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ jin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ yin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² jiːn²²/

Noun

白莧

1. common tumbleweed (Amaranthus albus)