常春藤

Chinese

		everlasting spring	rattan; cane
trad. (常春藤/常春籐)		常春	藤/籐
simp. (常春藤)		常春	藤

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chángchūnténg

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄊㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁴ ceon¹ tang⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siông-chhun-têng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chángchūnténg
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄊㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chángchunténg
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang²-chʻun¹-tʻêng²
    • Yale: cháng-chwūn-téng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charngchuenterng
    • Palladius: чанчуньтэн (čančunʹtɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁴ ceon¹ tang⁴
    • Yale: sèuhng chēun tàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁴ tsoen¹ tang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁴ cên¹ teng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ tʰɐŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siông-chhun-têng
    • Tâi-lô: siông-tshun-tîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siongzhundeeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun³³ tiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²³/

Noun

常春藤

1. ivy, especially common ivy (Hedera helix)

Proper noun

常春藤

1. Short for 常春藤盟校 (“Ivy League”).

Derived terms

• 爬藤 (páténg)
• 藤校 (téngxiào)