夾竹桃

See also: 夹竹桃

Chinese

		hold between; clip; lined hold between; clip; lined; narrow lane; folder; to press from both sides; to place in between	bamboo	peach
trad. (夾竹桃)		夾	竹	桃
simp. (夹竹桃)		夹	竹	桃

Etymology

From its shape; the stem resembles that of bamboo but the flower resembles a peach blossom.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāzhútáo, jiázhútáo, jiàzhútáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ zuk¹ tou⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiap-tek-thô
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷kaq-tsoq-dau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāzhútáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiajhútáo
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-chu²-tʻao²
    • Yale: jyā-jú-táu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiajwutaur
    • Palladius: цзячжутао (czjačžutao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiázhútáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiájhútáo
    • Wade–Giles: chia²-chu²-tʻao²
    • Yale: jyá-jú-táu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyajwutaur
    • Palladius: цзячжутао (czjačžutao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiàzhútáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiàjhútáo
    • Wade–Giles: chia⁴-chu²-tʻao²
    • Yale: jyà-jú-táu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahjwutaur
    • Palladius: цзячжутао (czjačžutao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ zuk¹ tou⁴
    • Yale: gaap jūk tòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ dzuk⁷ tou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ zug¹ tou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ tʰou̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiap-tek-thô
    • Tâi-lô: kiap-tik-thô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiapdektooi
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰo²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiap̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰɤ²³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷kaq-tsoq-dau
    • MiniDict: kah^入 tsoh dau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴kaq-tsoq-dau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kaʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁵⁵ dɔ²¹/

Noun

夾竹桃

1. oleander
2. Alternative name for 鳳仙花／凤仙花 (fèngxiānhuā, “balsam”).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夾	竹	桃
きょう Hyōgaiji	ちく Grade: 1	とう Grade: S
goon	on’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
キョウチクトウ

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょーちくとー [kyòóchíkútóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːt͡ɕi̥kɯ̟ᵝto̞ː]

Noun

夾(きょう)竹(ちく)桃(とう) • (kyōchikutō) ^{←けふちくたう (kefutikutau)?}

1. oleander

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キョウチクトウ.

Korean

Hanja in this term
夾	竹	桃

Noun

夾竹桃 • (hyeopjukdo) (hangeul 협죽도)

1. Hanja form^? of 협죽도.