蓮根

Chinese

		lotus	radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (蓮根)		蓮	根
simp. (莲根)		莲	根

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liángēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liángēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liángen
    • Wade–Giles: lien²-kên¹
    • Yale: lyán-gēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liangen
    • Palladius: ляньгэнь (ljanʹgɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn³⁵ kən⁵⁵/

Noun

蓮根

1. (archaic or Yunnan Mandarin) lotus root

   • 妾身如蓮根，沉埋淤泥底。 [MSC, trad.]
     妾身如莲根，沉埋淤泥底。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Song dynasty, 許棐, 長門怨

     Qièshēn rú liángēn, chénmái yūní dǐ. [Pinyin]

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   • 文園近日真消渴，莫種蓮根引恨長。 [MSC, trad.]
     文园近日真消渴，莫种莲根引恨长。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Yuan dynasty, 周霆震, 冰盤藕雪

     Wényuán jìnrì zhēn xiāokě, mò zhǒng liángēn yǐn hèn cháng. [Pinyin]

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   • 蓮根抱溪石，蓮子生石壁。 [MSC, trad.]
     莲根抱溪石，莲子生石壁。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Ming dynasty, 黎遂球, 清溪曲

     Liángēn bào xīshí, liánzǐ shēng shíbì. [Pinyin]

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   • 蘭心守死心不改，蓮根折斷絲猶牽。 [MSC, trad.]
     兰心守死心不改，莲根折断丝犹牵。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Ming dynasty, 王賓客璲, 瑤琴怨

     Lánxīn shǒusǐ xīn bù gǎi, liángēn zhéduàn sī yóu qiān. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蓮藕 (“lotus root”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		藕
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蓮藕, 藕
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	藕
	Taiwan	蓮藕
	Langfang	藕
	Chengde	藕
	Chifeng	藕
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	藕
	Heihe	藕
	Qiqihar	藕
	Harbin	藕
	Jiamusi	藕
	Baicheng	藕
	Changchun	藕
	Tonghua	藕
	Shenyang	藕
	Jinzhou	藕
	Singapore	蓮藕
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	藕
	Tangshan	藕
	Cangzhou	藕
	Baoding	藕
	Shijiazhuang	藕
	Lijin	藕
	Jinan	藕
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	藕
	Dandong	藕
	Yantai	藕
	Yantai (Muping)	藕
	Qingdao	藕
	Zhucheng	藕
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	藕, 蓮菜, 窟窿兒菜
	Lingbao	蓮菜
	Jining	藕
	Daming	藕
	Wanrong	蓮菜
	Linfen	藕, 蓮菜
	Shangqiu	藕, 蓮菜
	Yuanyang	藕
	Zhengzhou	藕, 蓮菜
	Xinyang	蓮菜
	Baihe	藕, 蓮菜
	Xi'an	蓮菜, 蓮藕, 藕
	Baoji	蓮菜, 蓮藕, 藕
	Tianshui	蓮藕
	Xining	蓮菜, 藕
	Xuzhou	藕
	Fuyang	藕
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	藕
	Lanzhou	蓮藕, 藕, 蓮菜
	Dunhuang	藕
	Hami	藕
	Ürümqi	藕
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	藕
	Nanchong	藕
	Dazhou	藕
	Hanyuan	藕
	Xichang	藕
	Zigong	藕
	Chongqing	藕, 荷心兒
	Wuhan	藕
	Yichang	藕
	Xiangyang	藕, 蓮菜
	Tianmen	藕
	Guiyang	藕
	Zunyi	藕
	Bijie	藕
	Liping	藕根
	Zhaotong	藕
	Dali	藕根, 蓮根
	Kunming	藕
	Mengzi	蓮根, 蓮花根
	Guilin	蓮藕, 藕
	Guilin (Lingui)	藕
	Liuzhou	蓮藕, 藕
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	藕
	Nanning (Wuming)	藕, 蓮藕
	Jishou	藕
	Changde	藕
	Hanzhong	藕, 蓮菜
	Dagudi (Maliba)	蓮花菜, 藕
	Reshuitang (Longling)	藕
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	蓮花菜, 藕
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	藕
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	藕
	Yangzhou	藕
	Lianyungang	藕
	Lianshui	藕
	Nantong	藕
	Anqing	藕
	Wuhu	藕
	Hefei	藕
	Hong'an	藕
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蓮藕, 藕
	Hong Kong	蓮藕
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	蓮藕
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	蓮藕
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	蓮藕
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	蓮藕
	Macau	藕
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蓮藕
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蓮藕
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蓮藕
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蓮藕
	Foshan	蓮藕
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	藕
	Foshan (Shunde)	藕
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蓮藕
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蓮藕
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	藕
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	藕
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	藕
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	藕
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	藕
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	藕
	Taishan	蓮藕
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蓮藕
	Enping (Niujiang)	蓮藕
	Heshan (Yayao)	蓮藕
	Dongguan	蓮藕, 藕
	Qingyuan	蓮藕
	Fogang	藕
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蓮藕
	Yangshan	藕
	Lianshan (Butian)	蓮藕
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	蓮藕
	Shaoguan	蓮藕
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蓮藕
	Renhua	蓮藕
	Lechang	蓮藕
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	藕
	Sihui	藕
	Guangning	藕
	Deqing	蓮藕
	Huaiji	蓮藕
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蓮藕
	Yunfu	藕
	Xinxing	蓮藕
	Luoding	蓮藕
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蓮藕
	Yangjiang	藕
	Xinyi	蓮藕
	Lianjiang	蓮藕
	Nanning	蓮藕, 藕
	Nanning (Tanka)	藕
	Wuzhou	蓮藕, 藕
	Yulin	蓮藕, 藕
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蓮藕, 藕
	Hepu (Shatian)	蓮藕
	Guiping	蓮藕, 藕
	Guiping (Mule)	蓮藕
	Pingnan	藕
	Mengshan (Xihe)	藕
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	藕
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	藕
	Guigang (Pingdong)	藕
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	藕
Baise	藕
Bobai	藕
Lingshan	藕
Pubei	藕
Qinzhou	藕
Beihai	蓮藕, 藕
Beihai (Nankang)	蓮藕
Beihai (Yingpan)	蓮藕
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蓮藕
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蓮藕
Ningming	藕
Hengzhou	藕
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	藕
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蓮藕
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蓮藕
Sarikei (Xinhui)	藕
Singapore (Guangfu)	蓮藕
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蓮藕
Móng Cái	蓮藕
Bangkok (Guangfu)	蓮藕
Gan	Nanchang	藕
	Pengze	藕
	Lichuan	藕
	Pingxiang	藕, 蓮藕
Hakka	Meixian	蓮莖, 蓮藕
	Dabu (Xihe)	蓮藕
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	蓮藕
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蓮藕
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蓮藕
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	蓮藕
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	藕
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	蓮莖
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	蓮莖, 蓮藕
	Wuhua (Changbu)	蓮藕
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	蓮藕
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	蓮藕
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蓮藕
	Jiexi	蓮藕
	Luhe	蓮藕
	Yudu	蓮藕
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蓮藕
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蓮藕
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蓮藕
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蓮藕
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蓮藕
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蓮藕
	Hong Kong	蓮藕
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	蓮藕
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	藕
	Mashan (Pianlian)	藕
	Sabah (Longchuan)	蓮藕
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	蓮藕
	Senai (Huiyang)	蓮藕
	Singkawang	蓮莖
	Bangkok (Meixian)	蓮梗
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	蓮藕
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	蓮藕
Huizhou	Jixi	藕
	Shexian	藕
Jin	Taiyuan	藕根, 蓮菜
	Pingyao	藕根
	Yangyuan	藕
	Datong	蓮菜
	Xinzhou	藕根
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蓮菜
	Changzhi	藕, 蓮菜
	Linhe	藕
	Jining	蓮菜
	Hohhot	藕
	Erenhot	藕
	Pingshan	藕
	Zhangjiakou	藕
	Handan	藕, 蓮菜
	Linzhou	藕, 蓮菜
	Suide	藕
Northern Min	Jian'ou	藕
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	藕
	Fuqing	藕
Southern Min	Xiamen	蓮藕
	Quanzhou	藕節
	Zhangzhou	藕節
	Zhao'an	藕節, 蓮藕
	Dongshan	藕節, 蓮藕
	Taipei	蓮藕
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	蓮藕
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蓮藕
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	蓮藕
	Kaohsiung	蓮藕
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	蓮藕
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	蓮藕
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	蓮藕
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	蓮藕
	Yilan	蓮藕
	Yilan (Toucheng)	蓮藕
	Changhua (Lukang)	蓮藕
	Taichung	蓮藕
	Tainan	蓮藕
	Tainan (Anping)	蓮藕
	Hsinchu	蓮藕
	Kinmen	蓮藕
	Penghu (Magong)	蓮藕
	Penghu (Xiyu)	蓮藕
	Penang (Hokkien)	蓮藕
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蓮藕
	Manila (Hokkien)	藕節, 蓮藕
	Longyan	藕
	Zhangping	藕節
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	藕節
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	藕
	Pingnan (Sijie)	蓮藕
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	蓮藕
	Lechang (Tatou)	蓮藕
	Yingde (Yuzui)	蓮藕, 藕
	Yunan (Liantan)	蓮藕, 藕
	Chaozhou	蓮茭
	Shantou	蓮茭, 蓮藕
	Shantou (Chenghai)	蓮茭
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	蓮茭
	Jieyang	蓮茭
	Haifeng	蓮藕
	Bangkok (Teochew)	蓮茭
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蓮茭
	Singapore (Teochew)	蓮茭
	Haikou	藕
Puxian Min	Putian	藕
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	藕
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	藕
	Xianyou	藕
	Xianyou (Fengting)	藕
	Xianyou (Youyang)	藕
Central Min	Yong'an	蓮藕
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	藕
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	藕
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	藕, 蓮藕
	Nanning (Shajing)	藕
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	藕
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	藕
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	藕
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	藕
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	藕
Waxiang	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	藕
Wu	Shanghai	藕, 塘藕, 斜塘藕
	Shanghai (Chongming)	藕
	Suzhou	藕, 塘藕
	Danyang	藕
	Hangzhou	藕
	Ningbo	藕, 荷藕
	Wenzhou	藕
	Jinhua	藕
Xiang	Changsha	藕
	Loudi	藕
	Shuangfeng	藕
	Quanzhou	藕
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	藕

Japanese

Sliced lotus root

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蓮	根
れん Jinmeiyō	こん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

蓮(れん)根(こん) • (renkon) 

1. lotus root.
2. (gay slang) acting straight.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蓮	根
はす Jinmeiyō	ね Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Noun

蓮(はす)根(ね) • (hasune) 

1. lotus root.