木蓮

木蓮

Chinese

		tree; wood	lotus
trad. (木蓮)		木	蓮
simp. (木莲)		木	莲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mùlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): muk⁶ lin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): bo̍k-liân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mùlián
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhlian
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mùlián
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ ljɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: muk⁶ lin⁴
    • Yale: muhk lìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ lin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ lin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² liːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-liân
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boglieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɛn¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɛn²³/

Noun

木蓮

1. creeping fig; climbing fig (Ficus pumila)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 薜荔 (“creeping fig; climbing fig”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		薜荔, 木蓮
Mandarin	Taiwan	愛玉
Min Nan	Xiamen	薁蕘, 風不動
	Quanzhou	栟枹
	Zhangzhou	栟枹
	Taipei	薁蕘
	Kaohsiung	薁蕘
	Tainan	子仔
	Taichung	薁蕘
	Hsinchu	薁蕘, 栟枹
	Lukang	薁蕘
	Sanxia	薁蕘
	Yilan	薁蕘
	Kinmen	薁蕘
	Magong	薁蕘
Note	Most of the terms refer especially to Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang.