高良薑

See also: 高良姜

Chinese

			ginger
trad. (高良薑)		高良	薑
simp. (高良姜)		高良	姜
variant forms		高莨薑／高莨姜

Etymology

First element is from 高涼／高凉 (“ancient placename in China”), with 涼 (“cold”) changed to its homophone 良 (“good”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāoliángjiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ loeng⁴ goeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāoliángjiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauliangjiang
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ loeng⁴ goeng¹
  - Yale: gōu lèuhng gēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ loeng⁴ goeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ lêng⁴ gêng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ lœ̽ːŋ²¹ kœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

高良薑

(traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of the galangal. (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as an antibiotic; to warm the stomach, and to improve digestion.)

See also

溫裏藥／温里药

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