薑黃

See also: 薑黄 and 姜黄

Chinese

		ginger	yellow
trad. (薑黃)		薑	黃
simp. (姜黄*)		姜	黄
anagram		黃薑／黄姜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiānghuáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goeng¹ wong⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiuⁿ-n̂g

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiānghuáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jianghuáng
    • Wade–Giles: chiang¹-huang²
    • Yale: jyāng-hwáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianghwang
    • Palladius: цзянхуан (czjanxuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 姜黃 / 姜黄 薑黃 / 姜黄

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: goeng¹ wong⁴
    • Yale: gēung wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goeng¹ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêng¹ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kœːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 姜黃 / 姜黄 薑黃 / 姜黄

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiuⁿ-n̂g
    • Tâi-lô: kiunn-n̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kviu'ngg
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋ̍²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋ̍²⁴/

Noun

薑黃

1. turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 薑黃 (“turmeric”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		黃薑
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		薑黃
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	薑黃
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	薑黃
Cantonese	Hong Kong	黃薑
Southern Min	Penang (Hokkien)	黃薑
	Singapore (Hokkien)	黃薑
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	黃薑

Derived terms

• 薑黃素 / 姜黄素 (jiānghuángsù)

 

Adjective

薑黃

1. ginger yellow; ginger-coloured