皂莢

Chinese

		soap; black	pod
trad. (皂莢/皁莢)		皂/皁	莢
simp. (皂荚)		皂	荚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zàojiá

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou⁶ gaap³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zàojiá
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zàojiá
    • Wade–Giles: tsao⁴-chia²
    • Yale: dzàu-jyá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzawjya
    • Palladius: цзаоцзя (czaoczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou⁶ gaap³
    • Yale: jouh gaap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou⁶ gaap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou⁶ gab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯²² kaːp̚³/

Noun

皂莢

1. Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)

Synonyms

• 皂角 (zàojiǎo)
• (Hokkien) 雪文子