丁香

丁香

Chinese

		4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname	fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
simp. and trad. (丁香)		丁	香

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīngxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ding¹ hoeng¹
• Min Nan (POJ): teng-hiuⁿ / teng-hioⁿ / teng-hiauⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dīngxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingshiang
    • IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ding¹ hoeng¹
    • Yale: dīng hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ding¹ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ding¹ hêng¹
    • IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ⁵⁵ hœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ting-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: denghviw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɪŋ³³ hiũ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-hioⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ting-hionn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: denghvioy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɔ̃⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: teng-hiauⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ting-hiaunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: denghviaw
    • IPA (Penang): /teŋ³³⁻²¹ hiãʊ³³/

Noun

丁香

1. lilac
2. clove
3. (literary, figuratively) tip of a woman's tongue

Derived terms

丁香柿 丁香核 丁香油 丁香竹 丁香紫 丁香紫玉 丁香結／丁香结 丁香花 (dīngxiānghuā)

丁香褐 丁香頭／丁香头 丁香魚／丁香鱼 (dīngxiāngyú) 水丁香 洋丁香 白丁香 紫丁香 (zǐdīngxiāng)