孟宗竹

Chinese

		first month; eldest brother; surname	school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family	bamboo
simp. and trad. (孟宗竹)		孟	宗	竹

Moso bamboo chopsticks

Etymology

Named after 孟宗 (Mèng Zōng), one of the twenty-four filial exemplars.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mèngzōngzhú

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄥㄓㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maang⁶ zung¹ zuk¹
Min Nan (POJ): bēng-chong-tek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mèngzōngzhú
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄥㄓㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: menqtzongjwu
  - IPA ^(key): /mɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maang⁶ zung¹ zuk¹
  - Yale: maahng jūng jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maang⁶ dzung¹ dzuk⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: mang⁶ zung¹ zug¹
  - IPA ^(key): /maːŋ²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bēng-chong-tek
  - Tâi-lô: bīng-tsong-tik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bexngzongdeg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

Noun

孟宗竹

Alternative name for 毛竹 (máozhú, “moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)”).

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