貓鬚草

Chinese

		cat	beard; moustache	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (貓鬚草)		貓	鬚	草
simp. (猫须草)		猫	须	草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): māoxūcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠ ㄒㄩ ㄘㄠˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niau-chhiu-chháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: māoxūcǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠ ㄒㄩ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: maosyucǎo
    • Wade–Giles: mao¹-hsü¹-tsʻao³
    • Yale: māu-syū-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mhaushiutsao
    • Palladius: маосюйцао (maosjujcao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niau-chhiu-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: niau-tshiu-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niauchiuzhao
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /niãu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

貓鬚草

1. Java tea, cat's whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus)