辛夷

Chinese

		8th heavenly stem; tired	safe; to raze; to exterminate safe; to raze; to exterminate; barbarian
simp. and trad. (辛夷)		辛	夷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˊ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sin-î

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinyí
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-i²
    • Yale: syīn-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinyi
    • Palladius: синьи (sinʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ i³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-î
    • Tâi-lô: sin-î
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sin'ii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² i²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ i²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² i¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ i²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ i²³/

Noun

辛夷

1. Lily magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora)
2. flower bud of lily magnolia
3. Kobushi magnolia (Magnolia kobus)

Synonyms

• (Lily magnolia):
  • 木蘭／木兰 (mùlán)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
辛	夷
こぶし
Grade: S	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 辛夷 – see the following entry.

【こぶしコブシ】 [noun] [from circa 1165] the Kobushi magnolia, Magnolia kobus Alternative spelling 拳

(This term, 辛夷, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
辛	夷
しん Grade: S	い Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Chinese 辛夷 (xīnyí)

Noun

辛(しん)夷(い) • (shin'i) 

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) buds of various species of magnolia used in medicine