鬱金香

See also: 郁金香

Chinese

		turmeric, Curcuma aromatica, etc.) or its tuberous root	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (鬱金香)		鬱金	香
simp. (郁金香)		郁金	香

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùjīnxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wat¹ gam¹ hoeng¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ut-kim-hiong / ut-kim-hiuⁿ
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷iuq-cin-shian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùjīnxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùjinsiang
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-chin¹-hsiang¹
    • Yale: yù-jīn-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhjinshiang
    • Palladius: юйцзиньсян (jujczinʹsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wat¹ gam¹ hoeng¹
    • Yale: wāt gām hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wat⁷ gam¹ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wed¹ gem¹ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐt̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ut-kim-hiong
    • Tâi-lô: ut-kim-hiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: utkimhiofng
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ut-kim-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ut-kim-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: utkimhviw
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ut̚³²⁻⁴ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hiũ⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷iuq-cin-shian
    • MiniDict: iuih^入 cin shian
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴yq-jin-xian
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /yɪʔ³³ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

Etymology 1

A back-borrowing from Japanese.

Noun

鬱金香

1. (botany) tulip

Etymology 2

Possibly a loan-blend. See 鬱金.

Noun

鬱金香

1. (archaic) saffron

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鬱	金	香
うつ > うっ Grade: S	こん Grade: 1	こう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
鬱	金	香
うつ > う Grade: S	こん Grade: 1	こう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

鬱(う)金(こん)香(こう) or 鬱金香(ウコンコウ) or 鬱(うっ)金(こん)香(こう) or 鬱金香(ウッコンコウ) • (ukonkō or ukkonkō) 

1. tulip

Usage notes

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