藿香

Chinese

		Lophanthus rugosus; beans	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (藿香)		藿	香
simp. ^#(藿香)		藿	香

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huòxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fok³ hoeng¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hok-hiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huòxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huòsiang
  - Wade–Giles: huo⁴-hsiang¹
  - Yale: hwò-syāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huohshiang
  - Palladius: хосян (xosjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fok³ hoeng¹
  - Yale: fok hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fok⁸ hoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fog³ hêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːk̚³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hok-hiong
  - Tâi-lô: hok-hiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hokhiofng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁵ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

藿香

patchouli (Pogostemon cablin)
藿香正氣水／藿香正气水 ― huòxiāngzhèngqìshuǐ ― huoxiang zhengqi shui
wrinkled giant hyssop (Agastache rugosa)
Synonym: 土藿香 (tǔhuòxiāng)

Derived terms

藿香薊 / 藿香蓟 (huòxiāngjì)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
藿	香
かわみどり
Hyōgai	Grade: 4
jukujikun

Noun

藿香(かわみどり) or 藿香(カワミドリ) • (kawamidori)

wrinkled giant hyssop, Agastache rugosa

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
藿	香
かく > かっ Hyōgai	こう Grade: 4
on'yomi	goon

Noun

藿(かっ)香(こう) • (kakkō)

(traditional Chinese medicine) dried Pogostemon cablin, used as medicine

See also

パチョリ (pachori)