菁仔

Chinese

		flower of leek	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility
trad. (菁仔)		菁	仔
simp. #(菁仔)		菁	仔
alternative forms		青仔

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiⁿ-á / chheⁿ-á

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-á
    • Tâi-lô: tshinn-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvi'ar
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-á
    • Tâi-lô: tshenn-á
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhve'ar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

Noun

菁仔 (Hokkien)

1. (chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien, dated in Xiamen Hokkien) (unprocessed) betel
2. indigo (plant or dye)
   1. (chiefly Zhangzhou Hokkien) Persicaria tinctoria
   2. (chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien) Indigofera tinctoria

Synonyms

• (betel): 檳榔／槟榔 (bīngláng); (Hokkien) 菁仔子, 栳箬子
• (Persicaria tinctoria): 蓼藍／蓼蓝 (liǎolán)
• (Indigofera tinctoria): 木藍／木蓝

Derived terms

• 菁仔欉