蒲公英

Chinese

		calamus	just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister	flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English
trad. (蒲公英)		蒲	公	英
simp. #(蒲公英)		蒲	公	英

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): púgōngyīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou⁴ gung¹ jing¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pô͘-kong-eng / pô͘-ko͘-eng / phô͘-kong-eng
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶bu-kon-in

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: púgōngyīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: púgongying
    • Wade–Giles: pʻu²-kung¹-ying¹
    • Yale: pú-gūng-yīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwugonging
    • Palladius: пугунъин (pugunʺin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou⁴ gung¹ jing¹
    • Yale: pòuh gūng yīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou⁴ gung¹ jing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou⁴ gung¹ ying¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pô͘-kong-eng
    • Tâi-lô: pôo-kong-ing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: po'kong'efng
    • IPA (Taipei): /pɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pɔ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pô͘-ko͘-eng
    • Tâi-lô: pôo-koo-ing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: po'ko'efng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pɔ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phô͘-kong-eng
    • Tâi-lô: phôo-kong-ing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pho'kong'efng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰɔ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶bu-kon-in
    • MiniDict: bu^去 kon in
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bu-kon-in
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bu²² koŋ⁵⁵ in²¹/

Noun

蒲公英

1. dandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蒲公英 (“dandelion”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蒲公英
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蒲公英, 婆婆丁
	Taiwan	蒲公英
	Langfang	蒲公英
	Chengde	婆婆丁
	Chifeng	婆婆丁兒
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	婆婆丁
	Heihe	婆婆丁
	Qiqihar	婆婆丁
	Harbin	婆婆丁
	Jiamusi	婆婆丁
	Baicheng	蒲公英
	Changchun	婆婆丁
	Tonghua	婆婆丁
	Shenyang	蒲公英
	Jinzhou	蒲公英, 婆婆丁
	Singapore	蒲公英
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蒲公英
	Tangshan	蒲公英, 婆婆英
	Cangzhou	蒲公英, 婆兒婆兒丁
	Baoding	蒲公英
	Shijiazhuang	蒲公英
	Lijin	蒲公英, 婆婆丁
	Jinan	蒲公英
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	婆婆丁
	Dandong	蒲公英
	Yantai	孛孛丁
	Qingdao	婆婆丁
	Zhucheng	布布丁
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	金剛剛, 花兒花兒苗
	Jining	孛孛丁
	Daming	蒲公英
	Linfen	沒經果
	Shangqiu	蒲公英
	Yuanyang	蒲公英
	Zhengzhou	黃花兒苗兒
	Xinyang	蒲公英
	Baihe	蒲公英
	Xi'an	蒲公英, 金剛剛
	Baoji	蒲公英
	Yanchi	黃黃菜
	Guyuan	黃黃苔
	Longde	鍋奴
	Jingyuan	金金杠
	Tianshui	鍋老杆
	Xining	花花菜
	Xuzhou	蒲公英, 蒲蒲丁
	Fuyang	蒲公英
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	黃黃媽, 老黃黃, 蒲公英
	Wuzhong	黃蒿
	Zhongwei	黃花苗
	Lanzhou	蒲公英, 黃花郎
	Dunhuang	黃花子
	Hami	蒲公英
	Ürümqi	蒲公英
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蒲公英
	Nanchong	蒲公英
	Dazhou	蒲公英
	Hanyuan	蒲公英
	Xichang	蒲公英
	Zigong	燈籠花兒
	Chongqing	蒲公英, 蒲公英兒, 燈籠草
	Wuhan	蒲公英
	Yichang	蒲公英
	Xiangyang	蒲公英, 黃黃苗
	Tianmen	蒲公英
	Guiyang	蒲公英
	Zunyi	蒲公英
	Bijie	蒲公英, 奶漿草
	Liping	雷公草
	Zhaotong	蒲公英
	Dali	蒲公英
	Kunming	蒲公英
	Mengzi	蒲公英
	Guilin	蒲公英
	Liuzhou	蒲公英
	Jishou	蒲公英
	Changde	蒲公英
	Hanzhong	蒲公英
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蒲公英
	Yangzhou	蒲公英
	Lianyungang	蒲公英, 白白丁
	Lianshui	蒲公英
	Nantong	蒲公英
	Anqing	蒲公英
	Wuhu	蒲公英
	Hefei	蒲公英
	Hong'an	黃黃苗
Cantonese	Hong Kong	蒲公英
	Dongguan	地膽頭
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鵝仔菜, 兔仔菜
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	茅蕒仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	兔仔菜, 鵝仔菜
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	兔菜, 鵝菜
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鵝仔菜, 兔仔菜
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鵝子菜
Huizhou	Shexian	蒲公英
Jin	Taiyuan	蒲公英, 悠悠傘
	Yangyuan	包兒英
	Datong	故故英
	Xinzhou	蒲公英
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蒲公英
	Changzhi	孛登高
	Linhe	蒲公英
	Jining	蒲公英
	Hohhot	故故英
	Erenhot	婆婆丁
	Pingshan	蒲公英, 婆婆丁
	Zhangjiakou	蒲公英
	Handan	蒲公英
	Linzhou	布布英
	Suide	黃花兒菜
Southern Min	Xiamen	大號兔草, 蒲公英
	Zhangzhou	覓鶚刺

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蒲公英):

• → Japanese: 蒲公英(ほこうえい) (hokōei)
• → Korean: 포공영(蒲公英) (pogong'yeong)
• → Vietnamese: bồ công anh (蒲公英)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蒲	公	英
Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2	Grade: 4
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たんぽぽ [táꜜǹpòpò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [tã̠mpo̞po̞]

Noun

蒲公英(たんぽぽ) or 蒲公英(タンポポ) • (tanpopo) 

1. dandelion (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum)

   Synonyms: 鼓草 (tsuzumigusa), 蒲公英 (hokōei)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蒲	公	英
ほ Jinmeiyō	こう Grade: 2	えい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほこーえー [hòkóꜜòèè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ko̞ːe̞ː]

Noun

蒲(ほ)公(こう)英(えい) or 蒲公英(ホコウエイ) • (hokōei) 

1. dandelion
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried young leaves used as medicine