生草

生草

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (生草)		生	草
simp. #(生草)		生	草

Etymology

Derived from 草 (cǎo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēng cǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ cou²
• Wu (Wiktionary): san (T1) + tshau (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēng cǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sheng cǎo
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹ tsʻao³
    • Yale: shēng tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheng tsao
    • Palladius: шэн цао (šɛn cao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ cou²
    • Yale: sāang chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: san (T1) + tshau (T2)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sã⁴⁴  t͡sʰɔ³⁴/

Verb

生草

1. (Internet slang) to be unexpectedly hilarious