玉米

Chinese

		jade	rice; metre
trad. (玉米)		玉	米
simp. #(玉米)		玉	米

玉米

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “玉 from 御 (方言与中国文化, 周振鹤, 游汝杰)?”)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yùmǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yūmǐ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүми (yümi, III-I) / йүми (yümi, I-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): juk⁶ mai⁵

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'y⁵ mi³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gio̍k-bí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ghêk⁸ bhi²

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): njyu⁶ mai⁵
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸gnioq-mi₆

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùmǐ → yùmi (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄇㄧˇ → ㄩˋ ˙ㄇㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùmi̊
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-mi⁵
    • Yale: yù-mi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuh.mii
    • Palladius: юйми (jujmi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /y⁵¹ mi¹/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: yūmǐ
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yu⁴ mi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴⁴ mi¹¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүми (yümi, III-I) / йүми (yümi, I-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁴⁴ mi²⁴/, /y²⁴ mi²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: juk⁶ mai⁵
    • Yale: yuhk máih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: juk⁹ mai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yug⁶ mei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊk̚² mɐi̯¹³/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'y⁵ mi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈy¹¹ mi²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gio̍k-bí
    • Tâi-lô: gio̍k-bí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giogbie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiɔk̚²⁴⁻² bi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɔk̚⁴⁻³² bi⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ghêk⁸ bhi²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ge̍k bí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡekʰ⁴⁻² bi⁵²/
• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: njyu⁶ mai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɲy²² məi²⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸gnioq-mi₆
    • MiniDict: nyoh^入 mi^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵nyioq-mi₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ mi²³/

Noun

玉米

1. corn; maize [from 15th c.]

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		玉米, 玉蜀黍
Taxonomic name		玉米, 玉蜀黍
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	玉米, 老玉米, 棒子, 老棒子, 老玉麥
	Taiwan	玉米
	Chengde	玉米, 棒子
	Ulanhot	包米
	Tongliao	包米
	Chifeng	玉米, 包米, 棒子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	包米
	Heihe	玉米, 包米
	Qiqihar	玉米, 包米
	Harbin	玉米, 包米
	Jiamusi	玉米, 包米
	Baicheng	包米
	Changchun	包米
	Tonghua	包米
	Shenyang	玉米, 包米
	Jinzhou	玉米, 包米
	Malaysia	玉米
	Singapore	玉米
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	玉米, 棒子
	Tangshan	玉米, 玉黍
	Cangzhou	棒子
	Baoding	棒子
	Shijiazhuang	棒子
	Lijin	棒子
	Jinan	玉米, 棒子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	包米兒
	Dandong	玉米, 包米
	Yantai	包米
	Yantai (Muping)	棒棒兒, 包兒米, 玉米
	Qingdao	玉米, 包米兒, 包米
	Zhucheng	玉米, 玉豆
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	棒子, 包穀, 玉蜀黍, 蜀黍, 玉蜀黍兒, 老玉米, 玉米
	Lingbao	玉穀
	Jining	棒子
	Wanrong	玉䵚秫, 玉米
	Linfen	玉茭, 棒子
	Shangqiu	玉米, 棒子, 玉蜀黍
	Yuanyang	玉高粱, 玉蜀黍
	Zhengzhou	玉蜀黍
	Xinyang	包穀
	Baihe	玉米, 包穀
	Xi'an	玉米, 包穀, 玉麥
	Baoji	玉米, 包穀, 番麥
	Yanchi	玉米
	Guyuan	玉麥
	Longde	玉麥
	Jingyuan	玉麥
	Tianshui	包穀, 仙麥
	Xining	包穀, 包穀棒子
	Xuzhou	棒子, 玉米棒子, 玉蜀黍, 大蜀黍
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	玉米
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	包米
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	玉米
	Wuzhong	包秫秫
	Zhongwei	西番麥
	Bayanhot	玉米
	Lanzhou	包穀
	Dunhuang	包米, 包穀
	Hami	包米, 包穀
	Ürümqi	包米, 包穀
	Jimsar	包穀
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	玉麥, 玉米, 包穀
	Nanchong	玉米, 包穀
	Dazhou	包穀
	Hanyuan	玉麥
	Xichang	包穀
	Zigong	包穀
	Chongqing	包穀
	Wuhan	玉米, 包穀
	Yichang	玉米, 包穀
	Xiangyang	玉米, 包穀
	Tianmen	玉包
	Guiyang	包穀
	Zunyi	包穀
	Bijie	包穀
	Liping	包穀
	Zhaotong	包穀, 玉麥
	Dali	包穀, 玉麥
	Kunming	包穀, 玉麥
	Mengzi	包穀, 玉麥
	Guilin	包穀, 玉米
	Liuzhou	玉米, 包穀
	Nanning (Wuming)	玉米
	Jishou	包穀
	Changde	包穀
	Hanzhong	玉米, 包穀
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	包蘆, 包穀, 玉蜀黍, 玉米
	Yangzhou	玉米, 玉蘆書, 棒頭
	Lianyungang	玉米, 棒子
	Lianshui	玉米, 棒頭
	Nantong	玉米
	Anqing	六穀子
	Hefei	玉米, 六穀
	Huanggang	玉榴
	Hong'an	玉榴, 包穀
Cantonese	Guangzhou	粟米, 包粟
	Hong Kong	粟米, 包粟 dated
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	包粟
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	粟米
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	包粟
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	包粟
	Macau	粟米
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	粟米
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	粟米
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	粟米
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	包粟
	Foshan	粟米
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	粟米
	Foshan (Shunde)	粟米
	Foshan (Sanshui)	粟米
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	粟米
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	粟米
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	粟米
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	粟米
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	粟米
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	粟米
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	粟米
	Taishan	粟米
	Kaiping (Chikan)	粟米
	Enping (Niujiang)	包粟
	Heshan (Yayao)	粟米
	Dongguan	包粟, 粟米
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	包粟
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	包粟
	Qingyuan	包粟麥
	Fogang	粟米
	Yingde (Hanguang)	包麥
	Yangshan	包麥
	Lianshan (Butian)	粟米
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	包麥
	Shaoguan	包粟
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	包粟
	Renhua	包粟
	Lechang	包粟
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	粟米
	Sihui	粟米
	Guangning	包粟
	Deqing	包粟
	Huaiji	包粟
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	粟米
	Yunfu	包粟
	Xinxing	包粟, 黃粟
	Luoding	包粟
	Yunan (Pingtai)	包粟
	Yangjiang	珍珠粟
	Xinyi	包粟, 飯包粟
	Lianjiang	粟米, 包粟
	Nanning	玉米, 包粟
	Wuzhou	玉米, 包粟
	Yulin	包粟
	Rongxian	粟
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	包粟
	Hepu (Shatian)	包粟, 粟包, 粟米
	Guiping	包粟
	Guiping (Mule)	包粟
	Pingnan	包粟
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	包粟
	Guigang (Pingdong)	包粟
	Baise	粟米, 包粟
Beihai	包粟
Beihai (Nankang)	包粟
Beihai (Yingpan)	包粟
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	粟包
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	粟包
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	粟包
Danzhou	包麥
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	番麥
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	包粟, 楂弓
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	粟米, 𥟼
Móng Cái	粟包, 梧
Bangkok (Guangfu)	粟米
Betong (Rongxian)	包粟
Gan	Nanchang	玉米
	Lichuan	包粟, 金豆
	Pingxiang	包粟
Hakka	Meixian	包粟
	Xingning	包粟
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	包粟, 包粟米
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	包粟
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	包粟
	Huiyang	包粟
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	包粟
	Huidong (Daling)	包粟
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	包粟
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	包粟
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	包粟
	Boluo (Bendihua)	包粟
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	包粟
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	包粟
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	包粟
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	包粟
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	包粟
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	包粟
	Wuhua (Changbu)	包粟
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	包粟
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	包粟
	Zijin	包粟
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	包粟
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	包粟
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	包粟
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	包粟
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	粟米, 包粟
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	包粟
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	包粟
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	包粟
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	包粟
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	包粟
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	包麥
	Liannan	包麥
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	包粟
	Jiexi	包粟
	Changting	包粟
	Wuping	包粟
	Wuping (Pingyu)	包粟
	Ninghua	包鬚
	Yudu	包粟
	Ruijin	包粟
	Shicheng	包粟
	Shangyou (Shexi)	包粟
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	包粟
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	包粟
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	包粟
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	包粟
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	包粟
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	包粟
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	包粟
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	包粟
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	番麥
	Hong Kong	包粟
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	飯包粟
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	包粟
	Xinyi (Sihe)	包粟
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	麥包
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	包粟
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	飯包粟
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	包子粟
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	包粟
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	包粟
	Luchuan	包粟
Luchuan (Daqiao)	包粟
Sabah (Longchuan)	包粟
Senai (Huiyang)	包粟
Kuching (Hepo)	包粟
Singkawang	包粟
Bangkok (Jiexi)	包粟, ข้าวโพด
Huizhou	Jixi	包蘿
	Shexian	包蘆
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	包蘿, 包蘿兒
	Xiuning	包蘆
	Yixian	包蘆, 金蘆
	Qimen	包蘆
	Wuyuan	包蘿
	Fuliang	玉米
	Dexing	包粟
	Jingde	包蘆
	Shitai (Xianyu)	包蘆
Jin	Taiyuan	玉茭子
	Pingyao	玉䵚黍, 玉茭子, 玉茭
	Yangyuan	玉米, 玉蜀秫
	Datong	玉茭兒
	Xinzhou	玉茭子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	玉米, 玉稻黍
	Changzhi	玉茭子, 玉茭
	Taibus (Baochang)	棒子
	Linhe	玉米, 玉茭子
	Jining	玉米, 玉茭茭
	Hohhot	玉茭子, 玉米
	Baotou	玉茭茭
	Dongsheng	玉茭子
	Haibowan	玉茭子
	Erenhot	玉米
	Pingshan	玉蜀黍
	Zhangjiakou	玉米, 棒子
	Handan	玉米, 包米
	Linzhou	玉米, 玉黍
	Suide	金䄻黍
Northern Min	Jian'ou	包蘿, 觀音豆, 觀豆
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	包蘿
	Songxi	包蘿
	Zhenghe	包蘿
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	包蘿
	Jianyang	番米
	Wuyishan	包黍
	Pucheng (Shibei)	包蘿
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	油甜苞
	Fuzhou (Changle)	油甜苞
	Fuqing	番黍, 玉秫黍, 油甜苞
	Yongtai	油甜苞
	Gutian	金豆
	Fu'an	番豆
	Ningde	番豆
	Shouning	包蘿
	Zhouning	包蘿
	Fuding	番豆
	Matsu	包果
Southern Min	Xiamen	麥穗, 番麥 dated, 蘆黍 dated
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	番仔蘆黍
	Quanzhou	玉穗, 番大麥, 玉蜀黍, 蘆黍 dated
	Jinjiang	番大麥
	Nan'an	番大麥
	Anxi	番珠
	Yongchun	玉穗
	Dehua	玉穗
	Zhangzhou	麥穗, 番黍, 番麥 dated, 蘆黍 dated
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	番麥穗
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	番麥
	Pinghe	番麥
	Zhangpu	麥穗
	Yunxiao	番仔麥穗
	Zhao'an	番麥
	Zhao'an (Sidu)	番麥
	Zhao'an (Tingyang, Baiyang)	番麥
	Zhao'an (Wenshan, Taiping)	里仁
	Dongshan	番麥, 玉米
	Taipei	番麥
	Taipei (Wanhua)	番麥
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	番麥
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	番麥
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	番麥
	Kaohsiung	番麥
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	番麥
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	番麥
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	番麥仔
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	番麥仔
	Yilan	番麥
	Yilan (Luodong)	番麥
	Yilan (Toucheng)	番麥
	Changhua (Lukang)	番麥
	Changhua (Yongjing)	番麥
	Taichung	番麥
	Taichung (Wuqi)	番麥
	Tainan	番麥
	Tainan (Anping)	番麥
	Taitung	番麥
	Taitung (Green Island)	番麥
	Hsinchu	番麥
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	番麥
	Pingtung (Liuqiu)	番麥
	Kinmen	包果, 番麥
	Kinmen (Jinsha)	玉米, 番麥
	Penghu (Magong)	番仔蘆黍, 番麥
	Penghu (Pengnan)	番蘆黍
	Penghu (Xiyu)	番蘆黍
	Penghu (Huxi)	番蘆黍
	Penghu (Wangan)	番麥
	Penghu (Cimei)	番蘆黍
	Penghu (Huayu)	番蘆黍
	Penghu (Zhongtun)	番蘆黍
	Penghu (Houliao)	番蘆黍
	Penghu (Tongliang)	番麥
	Penghu (Jibei)	番蘆黍
	Penang (Hokkien)	遮戇
	Singapore (Hokkien)	遮戇, 番麥, 番蘆黍
	Manila (Hokkien)	玉米, 番大麥, manis
	Zhangping	番黍
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	番黍
	Datian	番黍
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	包粟
	Pingnan (Sijie)	包粟
Pingle (Zhoutang)	包穀
Lechang (Tatou)	包豆
Yingde (Yuzui)	包粟
Yunan (Liantan)	包豆
Chaozhou	薏米仁, 幼美仁
Raoping	幼米仁
Shantou	金黍米, 幼米仁, 薏米仁, 田螺米, 包穀
Shantou (Chenghai)	金黍米, 幼米仁, 田螺米
Nan'ao (Houzhai)	金黍米, 幼米仁, 田螺米
Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	幼米仁
Jieyang	薏米仁
Puning	薏米仁
Haifeng	薏仁
Bangkok (Teochew)	幼美仁, ข้าวโพด
Chiang Mai (Teochew)	幼美仁, ข้าวโพด
Hat Yai (Teochew)	幼米
Johor Bahru (Teochew)	遮戇
Batam (Teochew)	遮戇
Pontianak (Teochew)	遮戇
Leizhou	黍
Wenchang	包麥, 麥
Haikou	珍珠米
Qionghai	珍珠麥, 包麥
Puxian Min	Putian	番黍, 黍秫
	Xianyou	番黍
Central Min	Yong'an	包黍
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	粟米
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	粟米
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	玉米
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	玉米
Wu	Shanghai	珍珠米, 玉米
	Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang)	八珠米
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	雞頭粟, 珍珠米
	Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong)	珠珠米
	Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong)	珠珠米
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	珍珠米
	Shanghai (Fengxian)	珠米
	Shanghai (Qingpu)	番麥
	Shanghai (Jiading)	番麥, 珍珠米
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	番麥
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	番麥子, 珍珠米
	Shanghai (Chongming)	大米
	Suzhou	御麥, 珍珠米
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	蘆粟, 蘆粟米
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	蘆粟, 蘆粟子
	Wuxi	珍珠米
	Changshu	玉麥, 玉麥子
	Kunshan	番麥
	Jiaxing	蘆粟
	Changzhou	玉米
	Liyang	玉米
	Changzhou (Jintan)	棒頭, 棒棒頭
	Yixing	玉米
	Danyang	玉米, 玉米粟, 珍珠粟
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	米米
	Jingjiang	玉米
	Jiangyin	余米, 樹米, 玉米
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	觀音蘇
	Hangzhou	六穀, 玉粟, 玉米
	Shaoxing	玉粟
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	六穀
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	六穀
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	六穀
	Ningbo	六穀
	Yuyao	六穀
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	玉米, 珍珠米
	Wenzhou	包蘿粟, 糯米粟, 粟麥, 飯糰粟, 珍珠粟
	Quzhou	番米
	Jinhua	包蘿
	Yongkang	專專
Xiang	Changsha	玉米, 包穀
	Loudi	玉米子
	Shuangfeng	包穀, 玉米子
	Quanzhou	包穀

Dialectal synonyms of 玉米 (“corn; maize”) [map]

Derived terms

• 玉米壟／玉米垄 (yùmǐlǒng)
• 玉米棒子
• 玉米油 (yùmǐyóu)
• 玉米澱粉／玉米淀粉 (yùmǐ diànfěn)
• 玉米片 (yùmǐpiàn)
• 玉米狗 (yùmǐgǒu)
• 玉米秸
• 玉米粉 (yùmǐfěn)
• 玉米糊糊
• 玉米糖漿／玉米糖浆 (yùmǐ tángjiāng)
• 玉米花 (yùmǐhuā)
• 玉米螟 (yùmimíng)
• 玉米蟲／玉米虫
• 玉米麵／玉米面 (yùmǐmiàn)
• 老玉米
• 藥玉米／药玉米

 

Descendants

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