荸薺英

Chinese

		Chinese water chestnut	flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English
trad. (荸薺英)		荸薺	英
simp. (荸荠英)		荸荠	英

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bíqiyīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄑㄧ ㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): but⁶ cai⁴ jing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bíqiyīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˊ ˙ㄑㄧ ㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bíci̊ying
    • Wade–Giles: pi²-chʻi⁵-ying¹
    • Yale: bí-chi-yīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: byi.chiing
    • Palladius: бициин (biciin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³ iŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: but⁶ cai⁴ jing¹
    • Yale: buht chàih yīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: but⁹ tsai⁴ jing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bud⁶ cei⁴ ying¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚² t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ jɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

荸薺英

1. puchiin (antibacterial agent extracted from the Chinese water chestnut)