阿膠

阿膠

See also: 阿胶

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	glue; gum
trad. (阿膠)		阿	膠
simp. (阿胶)		阿	胶

Etymology

From 阿 (Ē), short for 東阿／东阿 (Dōng'ē, “Dong'e County”), where ejiao is produced + 膠／胶 (jiāo, “gelatin”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ējiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄜ ㄐㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): o¹ gaau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ējiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄜ ㄐㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ejiao
    • Wade–Giles: o¹-chiao¹
    • Yale: ē-jyāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ejiau
    • Palladius: эцзяо (eczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: o¹ gaau¹
    • Yale: ō gāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: o¹ gaau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: o¹ gao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

阿膠

1. donkey-hide gelatin; ejiao (substance used in traditional Chinese medicine as a blood tonic)

   阿膠紅棗糕／阿胶红枣糕  ―  ējiāo hóngzǎo gāo  ―  donkey-hide gelatin jujube (red date) cake

Derived terms

歙漆阿膠／歙漆阿胶

阿膠版／阿胶版