胡荽

Chinese

		barbarian; recklessly; surname
trad. (胡荽)		胡	荽
simp. #(胡荽)		胡	荽
alternative forms		胡荾 葫荽

Etymology

Mentioned by Zhang Hua 張華 (232–300), Shi Chong 石崇 (249–300), and Lu Ji 陸機 (261–303).

It is a phono-semantic matching of an Iranian form *koswi, *košwi, *gošwi (Laufer, 1967). Compare Middle Persian gšnyc (gišnīz, “coriander”), kšnyc (kišnīz), whence Modern Persian گشنیز (gešniz, “coriander”). Also compare Sanskrit कुस्तुम्बरी (kustumbarī).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	胡	荽
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	戸吳切	息遺切
Baxter	hu	swij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuo/	/siuɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦuo/	/sʷi/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣo/	/sjuɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɔ/	/swi/
Li Rong	/ɣo/	/sui/
Wang Li	/ɣu/	/swi/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣuo/	/swi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hú	suī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wu4	seoi1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): húsuī

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wu⁴ seoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: húsuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: húsuei
    • Wade–Giles: hu²-sui¹
    • Yale: hú-swēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwusuei
    • Palladius: хусуй (xusuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wu⁴ seoi¹
    • Yale: wùh sēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wu⁴ soey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wu⁴ sêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuː²¹ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: hu swij

Noun

胡荽

1. coriander

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		胡荽
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		芫荽
Taxonomic name		芫荽
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	香菜
	Taiwan	香菜
	Chengde	香菜
	Ulanhot	香菜
	Tongliao	香菜
	Chifeng	芫荽, 香菜, 芫菜
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	芫荽, 香菜
	Heihe	香菜
	Qiqihar	香菜
	Harbin	香菜
	Jiamusi	香菜
	Baicheng	香菜
	Changchun	香菜
	Tonghua	香菜
	Shenyang	香菜
	Jinzhou	香菜
	Singapore	香菜
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	芫荽
	Tangshan	香菜
	Cangzhou	芫荽菜, 香菜
	Baoding	芫荽
	Shijiazhuang	香菜
	Lijin	芫荽
	Jinan	芫荽, 香菜
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	香菜
	Dandong	香菜
	Yantai	芫荽, 香菜
	Yantai (Muping)	芫食
	Qingdao	芫荽, 香菜
	Zhucheng	芫荽
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	香菜, 芫荽
	Lingbao	芫荽
	Jining	芫荽
	Wanrong	芫荽
	Linfen	芫荽
	Shangqiu	芫荽, 香菜
	Yuanyang	香菜
	Zhengzhou	芫荽
	Xinyang	香菜
	Baihe	芫荽
	Xi'an	香菜, 芫荽 dated
	Baoji	芫荽, 香菜
	Tianshui	芫荽
	Xining	芫荽, 香菜
	Xuzhou	芫荽, 香菜
	Fuyang	芫荽, 香菜
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	芫荽
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	芫荽
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	芫荽, 香菜
	Bayanhot	香菜
	Lanzhou	芫荽, 香菜
	Dunhuang	芫荽
	Hami	芫荽
	Ürümqi	芫荽, 香菜
	Jimsar	芫荽
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	芫荽, 香菜
	Nanchong	芫荽
	Dazhou	芫荽
	Hanyuan	芫荽子
	Xichang	芫荽
	Zigong	芫荽
	Chongqing	芫荽
	Wuhan	芫荽, 香菜
	Yichang	芫荽, 香菜
	Xiangyang	芫荽, 香菜
	Tianmen	芫荽
	Guiyang	芫荽
	Zunyi	芫荽
	Bijie	芫荽
	Liping	芫荽
	Zhaotong	芫荽
	Dali	芫荽
	Kunming	芫荽
	Mengzi	芫荽
	Guilin	芫荽
	Liuzhou	芫荽, 香菜
	Jishou	芫荽
	Changde	芫荽菜
	Hanzhong	芫荽, 香菜
	Pematangsiantar	芫荽
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	芫荽, 香菜
	Yangzhou	芫荽, 香菜
	Lianyungang	芫荽, 香菜
	Lianshui	芫荽
	Nantong	芫荽, 香菜
	Anqing	香菜
	Wuhu	芫荽, 芫荽菜, 香菜
	Hefei	芫荽
	Hong'an	芫荽
Cantonese	Guangzhou	芫茜
	Hong Kong	芫茜, 香茜
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	芫茜
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	芫茜
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	芫茜
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	芫茜
	Macau	芫茜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	芫茜
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	芫茜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	芫茜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	芫茜
	Foshan	芫茜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	芫茜
	Foshan (Shunde)	芫茜
	Foshan (Sanshui)	芫茜
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	香芹
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	芫茜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	芫茜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	芫茜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	芫茜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	芫茜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	芫茜
	Taishan	芫茜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	芫茜
	Enping (Niujiang)	芫茜
	Heshan (Yayao)	香芹
	Dongguan	芫茜, 芫香
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	芫茜
	Qingyuan	芫茜
	Fogang	芫茜
	Yingde (Hanguang)	芫茜
	Yangshan	芫茜
	Lianshan (Butian)	芫茜
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	芫茜
	Shaoguan	芫茜
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	芫茜
	Renhua	芫茜
	Lechang	芫茜
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	芫茜
	Sihui	芫茜
	Guangning	芫茜
	Deqing	芫茜
	Huaiji	芫茜
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	芫茜
	Yunfu	芫茜, 香茜
	Xinxing	芫茜
	Luoding	芫茜
	Yunan (Pingtai)	芫茜
	Xinyi	香茜
	Lianjiang	芫茜
	Nanning	芫茜
	Wuzhou	芫茜
	Yulin	芫茜
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	芫茜
	Guiping (Jintian)	芫荽
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	芫荽, 番鬼芫荽
	Guiping (Madong)	芫荽, 番鬼芫荽
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	芫茜
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	芫茜, 香菜
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	芫茜, 香菜
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	芫茜
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	芫茜, 香菜
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	芫茜
	Móng Cái	芫茜
Yangon (Taishan)	芫荽
Mandalay (Taishan)	芫荽
Gan	Nanchang	芫荽
	Pingxiang	芫荽
Hakka	Meixian	芫荽, 芫荽仔, 狗鬚仔, 芫香仔
	Dabu (Xihe)	芫香仔, 芫荽, 香菜仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	芫荽
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	芫荽
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	芫荽
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	芫荽
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	香菜
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	芫荽
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	芫荽
	Boluo (Bendihua)	芫荽
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	香菜
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	酒荽, 芫荽
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	芹菜
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	香芹
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	芫荽哩, 香菜
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	芫荽哩, 酒荽哩
	Wuhua (Changbu)	芫荽哩, 香菜
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	芫荽哩
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	芫荽
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	芫荽
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	芫荽
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	芫荽
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	芫荽
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	酒荽
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	芫荽
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	芫荽
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	芫荽
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	芫荽
	Changting	芫荽
	Longyan (Yongding)	芫荽子
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	芫荽子, 芫荽
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	香菜, 芫荽
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	芫荽
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	芫荽
	Liancheng (Peitian)	芫荽
	Liancheng (Juxi)	香菜, 芫荽
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	香菜
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	香菜
	Yudu	芫荽
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	芫荽
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	芫荽
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	芫荽仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	香菜仔, 芫荽仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	芫荽, 芫旺
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	香菜仔, 芫荽仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	芫荽
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	香菜
	Hong Kong	芫荽
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	芫荽
	Sabah (Longchuan)	香菜
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	芫荽
	Senai (Huiyang)	香菜
	Pontianak (Meixian)	香菜
Huizhou	Jixi	芫蘇菜, 香菜
	Shexian	芫荽
Jin	Taiyuan	芫荽, 香菜
	Pingyao	芫荽
	Yangyuan	芫荽, 香菜
	Datong	芫荽
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	芫荽
	Xinzhou	芫荽
	Lüliang (Lishi)	芫荽
	Changzhi	芫荽
	Taibus (Baochang)	芫荽
	Linhe	芫荽
	Jining	芫荽, 香菜
	Hohhot	芫荽
	Baotou	香菜
	Dongsheng	芫荽
	Haibowan	芫荽
	Erenhot	芫荽
	Pingshan	芫荽
	Zhangjiakou	芫荽
	Handan	芫菜, 香菜
	Linzhou	芫荽
	Suide	芫荽
Northern Min	Jian'ou	芫荽仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	香菜
	Fuqing	香菜
Southern Min	Xiamen	芫荽
	Quanzhou	芫荽
	Anxi	芫荽
	Zhangzhou	芫荽
	Zhao'an	芫荽, 香菜
	Taipei	芫荽
	Taipei (Wanhua)	芫荽
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	芫荽
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	芫荽
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	芫荽
	Kaohsiung	芫荽
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	芫荽
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	芫荽仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	芫荽
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	芫荽
	Yilan	芫荽
	Yilan (Toucheng)	芫荽
	Changhua (Lukang)	芫荽
	Taichung	芫荽
	Taichung (Wuqi)	芫荽
	Tainan	芫荽
	Taitung	芫荽
	Hsinchu	芫荽
	Kinmen	芫荽
	Penghu (Magong)	芫荽
	Penghu (Xiyu)	芫荽
	Penang (Hokkien)	芫荽, 芹菜
	Singapore (Hokkien)	芫荽, 芳菜
	Manila (Hokkien)	芫荽
	Medan (Hokkien)	芫荽
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	香菜
	Pingnan (Sijie)	芫荽
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	番荽
	Pingle (Zhoutang)	芫荽
	Lechang (Tatou)	芫荽
	Yingde (Yuzui)	芫荽
	Yunan (Liantan)	芫荽
	Chaozhou	芫荽, 芳菜
	Shantou	芫荽
	Jieyang	芫荽
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	芫荽
	Singapore (Teochew)	芫荽, 芳菜
	Leizhou	銀荽
	Wenchang	芳菜, 雞菜
	Haikou	芳菜
Central Min	Yong'an	香絲菜
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	香菜
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	芫茜
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	芫茜
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	芫荽
	Binyang	香菜
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	芫荽
	Guilin (Qianjing)	芫荽
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	芫荽
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	芫荽
Wu	Shanghai	香菜
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	香菜
	Shanghai (Chongming)	香菜
	Suzhou	香菜, 芫荽
	Danyang	芫荽, 香菜
	Hangzhou	香菜
	Ningbo	香菜
	Wenzhou	香菜
	Jinhua	芫荽
Xiang	Changsha	芫荽菜
	Loudi	香菜
	Quanzhou	芫荽, 香菜

Dialectal synonyms of 芫荽 (“coriander”) [map]

Derived terms

• 天胡荽 (tiānhúsuī)
• 石胡荽 (shíhúsuī)