神羅勒

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	basil
trad. (神羅勒)		神	羅勒
simp. (神罗勒)		神	罗勒

Etymology

Calque of English holy basil

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shénluólè

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ lo⁴ laak⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shénluólè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shénluólè
    • Wade–Giles: shên²-lo²-lê⁴
    • Yale: shén-lwó-lè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernluoleh
    • Palladius: шэньлолэ (šɛnʹlolɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ lo⁴ laak⁶
    • Yale: sàhn lòh laahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ lo⁴ laak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ lo⁴ lag⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ lɔː²¹ laːk̚²/

Noun

神羅勒

1. (botany, cooking) holy basil, tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum)

   Synonyms: 聖羅勒 / 圣罗勒 (shèngluólè), 打拋 / 打抛 (dǎpāo), 嘎拋 / 嘎抛