麝香

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se⁶ hoeng¹
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'sa⁵ xiong¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siā-hiuⁿ / siā-hioⁿ / siā-hiong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sia⁷ hion¹

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèsiang
    • Wade–Giles: shê⁴-hsiang¹
    • Yale: shè-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shehshiang
    • Palladius: шэсян (šɛsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: se⁶ hoeng¹
    • Yale: seh hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se⁶ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé⁶ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː²² hœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'sa⁵ xiong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈsa¹¹ ɕiɔŋ⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: siā-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxhviw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sia²²⁻²¹ hiũ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sia⁴¹⁻²² hiũ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sia³³⁻²¹ hiũ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sia³³⁻¹¹ hiũ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā-hioⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: siā-hionn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxhvioy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sia²²⁻²¹ hiɔ̃⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā-hiong
    • Tâi-lô: siā-hiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siaxhiofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sia²²⁻²¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sia⁴¹⁻²² hiɔŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sia⁷ hion¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siā hioⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sia¹¹ hĩõ³³/

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)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香
じゃ Hyōgaiji	こう Grade: 4
goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゃこー [jàkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ː]

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう) • (jakō) ^{←じゃかう (zyakau)?}

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
麝	香

Noun

麝香 • (sahyang) (hangeul 사향)

1. Hanja form^? of 사향 (“musk”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
麝	香

Noun

麝香

1. chữ Hán form of xạ hương (“musk”).