龍舌蘭

See also: 龙舌兰

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; surname	tongue	orchid
trad. (龍舌蘭)		龍	舌	蘭
simp. (龙舌兰)		龙	舌	兰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lóngshélán

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄌㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ sit⁶ laan⁴ / lung⁴ sit³ laan⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liông-sia̍t-lân / lêng-chi̍h-lân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lóngshélán
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄌㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lóngshélán
    • Wade–Giles: lung²-shê²-lan²
    • Yale: lúng-shé-lán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longsherlan
    • Palladius: луншэлань (lunšɛlanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵ län³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁴ sit⁶ laan⁴ / lung⁴ sit³ laan⁴
    • Yale: lùhng siht làahn / lùhng sit làahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ sit⁹ laan⁴ / lung⁴ sit⁸ laan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ xid⁶ lan⁴ / lung⁴ xid³ lan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ siːt̚² laːn²¹/, /lʊŋ²¹ siːt̚³ laːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-sia̍t-lân
    • Tâi-lô: liông-sia̍t-lân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liongsiadlaan
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siɛt̚²⁴⁻² lan²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² siɛt̚⁴⁻³² lan²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-chi̍h-lân
    • Tâi-lô: lîng-tsi̍h-lân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lengciqlaan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lan²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/

Noun

龍舌蘭

1. agave
2. (～酒) tequila

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 龍舌蘭 (“agave”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		龍舌蘭
Taxonomic name		龍舌蘭
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	龍舌蘭
Cantonese	Hong Kong	龍舌蘭
Southern Min	Xiamen	番仔蘆薈, 庵馬甲, 阿麻甲, 番葛
	Quanzhou	番葛
	Jinjiang	番葛
	Zhangzhou	番仔蘆薈, 番籃投
Wu	Shanghai	龍舌蘭

Derived terms

• 龍舌蘭草／龙舌兰草
• 龍舌蘭酒／龙舌兰酒 (lóngshélánjiǔ)