莽草

Chinese

		Illicium anisatum; rude	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (莽草)		莽	草
simp. #(莽草)		莽	草
anagram		草莽

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mǎngcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄤˇ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁵ cou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mǎngcǎo [Phonetic: mángcǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˇ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mǎngcǎo
    • Wade–Giles: mang³-tsʻao³
    • Yale: mǎng-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maangtsao
    • Palladius: манцао (mancao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁵ cou²
    • Yale: móhng chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁵ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁵ cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ¹³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

莽草

1. Illicium henryi and Illicium lanceolatum

Derived terms

• 莽草酸 (mǎngcǎosuān)