木香

Chinese

	tree; wood	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (木香)	木	香
simp. ^#(木香)	木	香
anagram	香木

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mùxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mùsiang
  - Wade–Giles: mu⁴-hsiang¹
  - Yale: mù-syāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhshiang
  - Palladius: мусян (musjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    木箱
    木香
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: muk⁶ hoeng¹
  - Yale: muhk hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ hoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ hêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: mu² xiông¹
  - Sinological IPA: /mu²⁴ ɕiɔŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-hiong
  - Tâi-lô: bo̍k-hiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boghiofng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ba̍k-hiuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ba̍k-hiunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: baghviw
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bak̚⁴⁻³² hiũ⁴⁴/

木香

root of the costus (Saussurea costus, syn. Aucklandia lappa) (herb used in traditional Chinese medicine)

“木香”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
周存 [Zhōu, Cún], editor (2023), “木香”, in 长汀话词典 CHANGTINGHUA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Changting Dialect] (overall work in Hakka and Mandarin), Guangzhou: 世界图书出版有限公司 [World Book Publishing Co., Ltd.], →ISBN, page 414.

木(き)香(が) • (kiga)

木(もっ)香(こう) or 木香(モッコウ) • (mokkō) ^{←もくかう (mokukau)^?}

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 “木香”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Hanja in this term
木	香

木香 • (mokhyang) (hangeul 목향)