茭筍

Chinese

		wild rice (Zizania aquatica; Oenanthe javanica	bamboo shoot
trad. (茭筍)		茭	筍
simp. (茭笋)		茭	笋

Pronunciation

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaau¹ seon²

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): gaau¹ san²

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'gau¹ sun³
• Eastern Min (BUC): gă-sūng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ka-sún

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): gao¹ sung³

• Wu (Jinhua, Wugniu): ¹kau-sin₃
• Xiang

  (Changsha, Wiktionary): gau¹ sen³

  (Loudi, Wiktionary): geu¹ sun^3*

  (Hengyang, Wiktionary): gau¹ sun³

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau¹ seon²
    • Yale: gāau séun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau¹ soen²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao¹ sên²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯⁵⁵ sɵn³⁵/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: gaau¹ san²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kau²¹³ sɐn³⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'gau¹ sun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈkau⁴² sun²¹³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gă-sūng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(s-)luŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Yongchun)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-sún
    • Tâi-lô: ka-sún
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kasuon
    • IPA (Yongchun): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² sun⁵³/
  • (Leizhou)
    • Leizhou Pinyin: gao¹ sung³
    • Sinological IPA: /kau³⁵⁻³³ suŋ²¹/
• Wu
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ¹kau-sin₃
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /kɑu³³ siŋ⁵³⁵/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: gau¹ sen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɒu̯³³ sən⁴¹/
  • (Loudi)
    • Wiktionary: geu¹ sun^3*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁴⁴ sun⁴²⁻¹/
  • (Hengyang)
    • Wiktionary: gau¹ sun³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁴⁴⁵ su̯ən³³/

Noun

茭筍

1. (dialectal) edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 茭白 (“edible wild rice stem”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		茭白
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	茭白
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	茭白
	Xi'an	茭白
	Xining	茭白
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	茭白
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	茭巴
	Guiyang	茭瓜
	Liuzhou	茭筍
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	茭瓜
	Yangzhou	茭瓜
Cantonese	Guangzhou	茭筍
	Dongguan	茭筍
Gan	Nanchang	茭筍
	Pingxiang	茭筍, 蘆筍
Huizhou	Jixi	茭白筍, 茭筍, 茭瓜
Northern Min	Jian'ou	茭芋
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	茭筍
Southern Min	Xiamen	茭白筍
	Quanzhou	茭白筍
	Jinjiang	茭白筍, 茭特筍
	Yongchun	茭筍, 茭竹筍
	Zhangzhou	茭白筍
	Leizhou	茭筍
Wu	Shanghai	茭白
	Shanghai (Chongming)	茭排
	Suzhou	茭白
	Danyang	茭手
	Hangzhou	茭白
	Ningbo	茭白
	Wenzhou	茭筍
	Jinhua	茭筍, 茭白
Xiang	Changsha	茭瓜, 茭筍
	Loudi	茭筍
	Hengyang	茭筍