生薑

See also: 生姜

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	ginger
trad. (生薑)		生	薑
simp. (生姜)		生	姜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): shēngjiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sen¹ jiang¹

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): sěngjiǎng

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): sènjiàn

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ goeng¹
• Gan (Wiktionary): 'sen¹ jiong¹
• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): sang¹ giong¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): chăng-*giŏng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheⁿ-kiuⁿ / chhiⁿ-kiuⁿ
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹san-cian₁
  • (Jinhua): ¹saon-ciaon₁

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngjiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengjiang
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-chiang¹
    • Yale: shēng-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengjiang
    • Palladius: шэнцзян (šɛnczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: sen¹ jiang¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sengiang
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sən⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: sěngjiǎng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /səŋ²¹ t͡ɕiaŋ²¹/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: sènjiàn [Phonetic: sēnjiàn]
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): sen¹ jian¹ [Phonetic: sen⁴ jian¹]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sə̃³¹⁻³³ t͡ɕiã³¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ goeng¹
    • Yale: sāang gēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ goeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ gêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ kœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'sen¹ jiong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛn⁴² t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴²/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: sang¹ giong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /saŋ⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chăng-*giŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵ kyoŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-kiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshenn-kiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhve'kviw
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-kiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tshinn-kiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvi'kviw
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Chongming, Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ¹san-cian₁
    • MiniDict: san^平 cian^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹san-jian₁
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sã⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /sã⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /sã³³ t͡ɕiã⁵¹/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ¹saon-ciaon₁
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /sɑŋ³³ t͡ɕiɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

生薑

1. fresh ginger

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 薑 (“ginger”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		薑
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	薑
	Taiwan	薑
	Harbin	薑
	Singapore	薑
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	薑, 鮮薑, 黃薑
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	薑, 生薑
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	薑
	Wanrong	薑, 生薑
	Zhengzhou	薑
	Xi'an	生薑, 薑
	Xuzhou	生薑, 薑
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	生薑
	Bayanhot	洋辣子
	Lanzhou	生薑
	Ürümqi	生薑
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	生薑, 薑
	Wuhan	生薑, 薑
	Guiyang	生薑
	Guilin	薑
	Liuzhou	薑
	Nanning (Wuming)	薑
	Hechi (Yizhou)	薑
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	薑
	Dagudi (Maliba)	薑
	Reshuitang (Longling)	薑
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	薑
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	薑
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	生薑, 薑
	Yangzhou	生薑
	Hefei	生薑
Cantonese	Guangzhou	薑, 生薑
	Hong Kong	薑, 生薑
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	薑
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	薑
	Macau	薑
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	薑, 生薑
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	薑
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	薑, 生薑
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	薑
	Foshan	薑, 生薑
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	薑
	Foshan (Shunde)	薑
	Foshan (Sanshui)	薑
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	薑
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	薑
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	薑
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	薑
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	薑
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	薑
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	薑
	Taishan	薑乸, 薑
	Kaiping (Chikan)	薑乸
	Enping (Niujiang)	薑乸
	Heshan (Yayao)	薑
	Dongguan	薑
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	薑
	Shaoguan	薑
	Yunfu	薑乸
	Yangjiang	老薑, 薑, 薑乸
	Xinyi	薑, 生薑
	Lianjiang	薑, 薑乸
	Guiping (Jintian)	薑
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	薑
	Guiping (Madong)	薑
	Baise	薑
	Beihai	薑
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	薑
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	薑
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	薑
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	薑
	Singapore (Guangfu)	薑
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	薑
	Móng Cái	薑
Gan	Nanchang	生薑, 薑
	Pengze	生薑
	Lichuan	薑
	Pingxiang	薑
Hakka	Meixian	薑嫲, 薑, 生薑
	Dabu (Xihe)	薑
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	薑
	Huiyang	薑嫲
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	薑嫲
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	薑嫲
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	薑
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	薑
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	薑嫲
	Wuhua (Changbu)	薑嫲
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	薑
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	薑
	Jiexi	薑嫲
	Luhe	薑
	Yudu	薑
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	薑嫲
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	薑嫲
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	薑嫲
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	薑嫲
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	薑嫲
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	薑嫲
	Hong Kong	薑嫲
	Sabah (Longchuan)	薑嫲
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	薑
	Senai (Huiyang)	薑
	Singkawang	薑嫲
	Pontianak (Meixian)	薑嫲
Huizhou	Jixi	薑, 生薑
Jin	Taiyuan	鮮薑, 薑
	Datong	鮮薑
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	鮮薑
	Xinzhou	鮮薑
	Hohhot	生薑
Northern Min	Jian'ou	老薑, 薑
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	薑母, 薑
	Fuqing	薑母
Southern Min	Xiamen	薑
	Quanzhou	薑
	Zhangzhou	薑
	Taipei	薑
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	薑
	Kaohsiung	薑
	Yilan	薑
	Changhua (Lukang)	薑
	Taichung	薑
	Tainan	薑
	Hsinchu	薑
	Kinmen	薑
	Penghu (Magong)	薑
	Penang (Hokkien)	薑
	Singapore (Hokkien)	薑
	Manila (Hokkien)	薑
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	薑
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	薑
	Guiping (Dongsheng)	薑
	Guilin (Biyange)	薑
	Chaozhou	薑
	Bangkok (Teochew)	薑, ขิง
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	薑
	Singapore (Teochew)	薑
	Wenchang	薑母
	Haikou	薑母
Puxian Min	Putian	薑母
	Xianyou	薑母
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	薑
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	薑
	Binyang	薑
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Qianjing)	薑
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	薑
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	薑
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	薑
	Luxi (Lijiatian)	薑
Wu	Shanghai	生薑, 薑
	Shanghai (Chongming)	生薑
	Suzhou	薑, 生薑
	Danyang	生薑
	Hangzhou	薑
	Ningbo	生薑, 薑
	Wenzhou	薑, 生薑
	Jinhua	生薑
Xiang	Changsha	薑, 生薑
	Loudi	薑
	Shuangfeng	生薑

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
生	薑
しょう Grade: 1	が Hyōgai
on'yomi	irregular

Alternative spelling
生姜

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょーが [shòógá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɡa̠]

Noun

生(しょう)薑(が) or 生薑(ショウガ) • (shōga) ^{←しやうが (syauga)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 生姜 (shōga, “ginger, Zingiber officinale”)

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
生	薑
しょう Grade: 1	きょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
生姜

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

生(しょう)薑(きょう) • (shōkyō) 

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried ginger root (rhizome of Zingiber officinale used as herbal medicine)

Korean

Hanja in this term
生	薑

Noun

生薑 • (saenggang) (hangeul 생강)

1. hanja form^? of 생강 (“ginger”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
生	薑

Noun

生薑

1. chữ Hán form of sinh khương (“fresh ginger”).