紙草

See also: 纸草

Chinese

		paper	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (紙草)		紙	草
simp. (纸草)		纸	草
anagram		草紙／草纸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² cou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐcǎo [Phonetic: zhícǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhcǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-tsʻao³
    • Yale: jř-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyytsao
    • Palladius: чжицао (čžicao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² cou²
    • Yale: jí chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

紙草

1. papyrus (plant in the sedge family)

Synonyms

• 紙莎草／纸莎草 (zhǐsuōcǎo)
• 莎草 (suōcǎo)