蒔蘿

See also: 莳萝

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (蒔蘿)		蒔	蘿
simp. (莳萝)		莳	萝

Etymology

From Persian زیره (zire, “cumin seed”) or Sanskrit जीरक (jīraka, “cumin seed”). Attested in Tang dynasty. Compare 孜然 (zīrán, “cumin”), possibly ultimately from the same source.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíluó

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁴ lo⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíluó
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhluó
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-lo²
    • Yale: shŕ-lwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrluo
    • Palladius: шило (šilo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: si⁴ lo⁴
    • Yale: sìh lòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: si⁴ lo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xi⁴ lo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²¹ lɔː²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: dzyi la

Rime
Character	蒔	蘿
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	之 (19)	歌 (94)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	市之切	魯何切
Baxter	dzyi	la
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑɨ/	/lɑ/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑɨ/	/lɑ/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑie/	/lɑ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑɨ/	/la/
Li Rong	/ʑiə/	/lɑ/
Wang Li	/ʑĭə/	/lɑ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi/	/lɑ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chí	luó
Expected Cantonese Reflex	si4	lo4

Noun

蒔蘿

1. dill (Anethum graveolens)

Derived terms

• 烏克蘿／乌克萝
• 蒔蘿籽／莳萝籽