ひえ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
稗 穇

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひ​え [híꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ひえ​ [hìéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [çie̞]

Noun

ひえ or ヒエ • (hie) ^{←ひえ (fie)?}

1. Japanese barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Idioms

• 豆(まめ)を植(う)えて稗(ひえ)を得(え)る (mame o uete hie o eru, “to do something expecting good results, instead getting bad results”)