芒硝

Chinese

		Miscanthus sinensis	saltpetre; to tan (leather)
trad. (芒硝)		芒	硝
simp. #(芒硝)		芒	硝
alternative forms		芒消 硭硝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mángxiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁴ siu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bông-siau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mángxiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mángsiao
    • Wade–Giles: mang²-hsiao¹
    • Yale: máng-syāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mangshiau
    • Palladius: мансяо (mansjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁴ siu¹
    • Yale: mòhng sīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁴ siu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁴ xiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²¹ siːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-siau
    • Tâi-lô: bông-siau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bongsiaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siau³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² siau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ²³⁻³³ siau⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: mjang|mang sjew

Rime
Character	芒	芒	硝
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	明 (4)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	陽 (106)	唐 (101)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I	III
Fanqie	武方切	莫郎切	相邀切
Baxter	mjang	mang	sjew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉɐŋ/	/mɑŋ/	/siᴇu/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷiɐŋ/	/mɑŋ/	/siɛu/
Shao Rongfen	/miuɑŋ/	/mɑŋ/	/sjæu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muaŋ/	/maŋ/	/siaw/
Li Rong	/miuaŋ/	/mɑŋ/	/siɛu/
Wang Li	/mĭwaŋ/	/mɑŋ/	/sĭɛu/
Bernard Karlgren	/miwaŋ/	/mɑŋ/	/si̯ɛu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wáng	máng	xiāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mong4	mong4	siu1

Noun

芒硝

1. (mineralogy) mirabilite