四角豆

Chinese

		four angles; four corners	bean; sacrificial vessel
trad. (四角豆)		四角	豆
simp. #(四角豆)		四角	豆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìjiǎodòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sì-kak-tāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìjiǎodòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhjiǎodòu
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-chiao³-tou⁴
    • Yale: sz̀-jyǎu-dòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhjeaudow
    • Palladius: сыцзяодоу (syczjaodou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-kak-tāu
    • Tâi-lô: sì-kak-tāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sie'kakdau
    • IPA (Penang): /si²¹⁻³³ kak̚³⁻⁴ tau²¹/

Noun

四角豆

1. (Malaysia) winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)

Synonyms

• 四稜豆／四棱豆 (sìléngdòu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	角	豆
し Grade: 1	かく Grade: 2	まめ Grade: 3
on'yomi		kun'yomi

 シカクマメ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Literally, “square bean”, 四角(しかく) (shikaku) + 豆(まめ) (mame, “bean”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕika̠kɯ̟ma̠me̞]

Noun

四(し)角(かく)豆(まめ) or 四角豆(シカクマメ) • (shikakumame) 

1. winged bean, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Usage notes

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