百草枯
Chinese
editall kinds of grass; all kinds of flora | withered; dried up | ||
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trad. (百草枯) | 百草 | 枯 | |
simp. #(百草枯) | 百草 | 枯 |
Etymology
editPhono-semantic matching of English paraquat.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄎㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǎicǎoku
- Wade–Giles: pai3-tsʻao3-kʻu1
- Yale: bǎi-tsǎu-kū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baetsaoku
- Palladius: байцаоку (bajcaoku)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak3 cou2 fu1
- Yale: baak chóu fū
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak8 tsou2 fu1
- Guangdong Romanization: bag3 cou2 fu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵ fuː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit百草枯
- paraquat (herbicide)
Synonyms
edit- 巴拉刈 (bālāyì)