蜀黍
Chinese
[edit]| Shu | broomcorn millet; glutinous millet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蜀黍) | 蜀 | 黍 | |
| simp. #(蜀黍) | 蜀 | 黍 | |
| Literally: “Shu millet”. | |||
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǔshǔ
- Wade–Giles: shu3-shu3
- Yale: shǔ-shǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuushuu
- Palladius: шушу (šušu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: suk6 syu2
- Yale: suhk syú
- Cantonese Pinyin: suk9 sy2
- Guangdong Romanization: sug6 xu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sʊk̚² syː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: dzyowk syoX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]ok s-tʰaʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*djoɡ hljaʔ/
Noun
[edit]蜀黍
- sorghum
- (slang) Alternative form of 叔叔 (“uncle”) (term of address for older men, especially those with unacceptable sexual habits)
Synonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]
本草綱目/穀之二 / 本草纲目/谷之二 on the Chinese Wikisource.Wikisource zh
Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蜀 | 黍 |
| もろこし Hyōgai |
きび Hyōgai |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蜀黍 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 蜀黍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蜀 | 黍 |
| もろこし | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蜀黍 – see the following entry. | ||
| ||
| (This term, 蜀黍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 3
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蜀 | 黍 |
| しょく Hyōgai |
しょ Hyōgai |
| kan'on | |
From Middle Chinese compound 蜀黍 (MC dzyowk syoX, literally “Shu (old place name) + millet”). The ancient state of Shu is roughly analogous to modern Sichuan province.
This reading appears to be rare, and may be obsolete.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
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