香茅

Chinese

		fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	thatch
trad. (香茅)		香	茅
simp. #(香茅)		香	茅
anagram		茅香

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngmáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoeng¹ maau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiang-hm̂ / hiang-m̂ / hiuⁿ-mâu / hiong-mâu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngmáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siangmáo
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang¹-mao²
    • Yale: syāng-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiangmau
    • Palladius: сянмао (sjanmao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng¹ maau⁴
    • Yale: hēung màauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng¹ maau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng¹ mao⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ⁵⁵ maːu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiang-hm̂
    • Tâi-lô: hiang-hm̂
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hianghmm
    • IPA (Tainan): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hm̩²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiang-m̂
    • Tâi-lô: hiang-m̂
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiangmm
    • IPA (Tainan): /hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiuⁿ-mâu
    • Tâi-lô: hiunn-mâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hviumaau
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu²³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiong-mâu
    • Tâi-lô: hiong-mâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiongmaau
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu²⁴/

Noun

香茅

1. lemongrass

Synonyms

• 檸檬草／柠檬草 (níngméngcǎo)
• 檸檬香茅／柠檬香茅 (níngméng xiāngmáo)

Dialectal synonyms of 香茅 (“lemongrass”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		香茅
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	香茅
Cantonese	Hong Kong	香茅
Southern Min	Tainan	香茅
	Penang (Hokkien)	蔥茅
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蔥茅

Derived terms

• 香茅油
• 香茅醛