酵母

Chinese

		yeast	female; mother
trad. (酵母)		酵	母
simp. #(酵母)		酵	母

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiàomǔ, xiàomǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄨˇ, ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haau¹ mou⁵, gaau³ mou⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kàⁿ-bú / kàⁿ-bó

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gan³ bho²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàomǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàomǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chiao⁴-mu³
    • Yale: jyàu-mǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawmuu
    • Palladius: цзяому (czjaomu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàomǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàomǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-mu³
    • Yale: syàu-mǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawmuu
    • Palladius: сяому (sjaomu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Note: In Mainland China, the pronunciation jiàomǔ is generally taught as the only correct reading in Mandarin, but xiàomǔ may be heard from time to time, likely by analogy with 孝 (xiào). Pronouncing it as xiàomǔ in formal situations would be regarded as an indication of the low educational level of the speaker.

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: haau¹ mou⁵, gaau³ mou⁵
    • Yale: hāau móuh, gaau móuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haau¹ mou⁵, gaau³ mou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: hao¹ mou⁵, gao³ mou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːu̯⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/, /kaːu̯³³ mou̯¹³/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàⁿ-bú
    • Tâi-lô: kànn-bú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvarbuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kã²¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kã²¹⁻⁴¹ bu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kã¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàⁿ-bó
    • Tâi-lô: kànn-bó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvarboir
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kã²¹⁻⁵³ bo⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kã²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kã¹¹⁻⁵³ bo⁵³/
    • IPA (Penang): /kã²¹⁻³³ bo⁴⁴⁵/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gan³ bho²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kàⁿ bó
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

酵母

1. yeast; leaven

Synonyms

• 釀母菌／酿母菌 (niàngmǔjūn)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 麵酵／面酵, 酵 (jiào), 糕酵

Derived terms

• 營養酵母／营养酵母 (yíngyǎng jiàomǔ)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酵	母
こう Grade: S	ぼ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

酵(こう)母(ぼ) • (kōbo) 

1. yeast

Korean

Hanja in this term
酵	母

Noun

酵母 • (hyomo) (hangeul 효모)

1. Hanja form^? of 효모 (“yeast”).