刺稈莎草

Chinese

		thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder	stalks of grain	papyrus
trad. (刺稈莎草/刺秆莎草)		刺	稈/秆	莎草
simp. (刺秆莎草)		刺	秆	莎草
Literally: “thorn-stalk papyrus”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cìgǎnsuōcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˇ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cìgǎnsuōcǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìhgǎnsuocǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ⁴-kan³-so¹-tsʻao³
    • Yale: tsz̀-gǎn-swō-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhgaansuotsao
    • Palladius: цыганьсоцао (cyganʹsocao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

刺稈莎草

1. tropical flatsedge (Cyperus surinamensis)