麝香

麝香

Chinese

		musk deer	fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
simp. and trad. (麝香)		麝	香

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se⁶ hoeng¹
• Min Nan (POJ): siā-hiuⁿ / siā-hioⁿ / siā-hiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shèxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehshiang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèsiang
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ˥˩ ɕjɑŋ˥/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: se⁶ hoeng¹
    • Yale: seh hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se⁶ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé⁶ hêng¹
    • IPA ^(key): /sɛː˨ hœ̽ːŋ˥/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: siā-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxhviw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕia˦˩꜕꜕ hiũ˧˧/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕia˧˧꜖꜖ hiũ˦˦/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕia˨˨꜕꜖ hiũ˦˦/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕia˧˧꜕꜖ hiũ˦˦/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā-hioⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: siā-hionn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxhvioy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕia˨˨꜕꜖ hiɔ̃˦˦/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā-hiong
    • Tâi-lô: siā-hiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxhiofng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕia˦˩꜕꜕ hiɔŋ˧˧/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕia˨˨꜕꜖ hiɔŋ˦˦/

Noun

麝香

1. musk

Derived terms

麝香貓／麝香猫 (shèxiāngmāo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (麝香):

• → Japanese: 麝香 (じゃこう) (jakō)
• → Korean: 사향 (麝香, sahyang)
• → Vietnamese: xạ hương (麝香)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香
じゃ Hyōgaiji	こう Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) じゃこー [jàkóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ː]

Noun

麝香 (hiragana じゃこう, rōmaji jakō, historical hiragana じゃかう)

1. musk

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 麝香揚羽 (じゃこうあげは) (jakōageha): Chinese windmill
• 麝香牛 (じゃこううし) (jakōushi): musk ox
• 麝香豌豆 (じゃこうえんどう) (jakōendō): sweet pea
• 麝香鹿 (じゃこうじか) (jakōjika): musk deer
• 麝香獣 (じゃこうじゅう) (jakōjū): moschiferous animal (musk deer, civet, etc)
• 麝香腺 (じゃこうせん) (jakōsen): musk gland
• 麝香草 (じゃこうそう) (jakōsō): Chelonopsis moschata
• 麝香撫子 (じゃこうなでしこ) (jakōnadeshiko): carnation
• 麝香猫 (じゃこうねこ) (jakōneko): civet
• 麝香鼠 (じゃこうねずみ) (jakōnezumi): Asian house shrew
• 麝香嚢 (じゃこうのう) (jakōnō): musk bag
• 麝香 (じゃこう)の臍 (ほぞ) (jakō no hozo): musk
• 麝香 (じゃこう)の間 (ま) (jakō no ma): musk hall
• 麝香油 (じゃこうゆ) (jakōyu): musk oil
• 麝香連理草 (じゃこうれんりそう) (jakōrenrisō): sweet pea

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
麝	香

Noun

麝香 • (sahyang) (hangeul 사향)

1. Hanja form^? of 사향 (“musk”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
麝	香

Noun

麝香

1. Hán tự form of xạ hương (“musk”).