塗香

Chinese

		to smear; daub	fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
trad. (塗香)		塗	香
simp. (涂香)		涂	香

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thô͘-hiuⁿ / thô͘-hioⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thô͘-hiuⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: thôo-hiunn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: to'hviw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thô͘-hioⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: thôo-hionn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: to'hvioy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰɔ¹³⁻²² hiɔ̃⁴⁴/

Noun

塗香

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rhizome of the coco grass (Cyperus rotundus) (herb used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Synonyms

• 香附 (xiāngfù)
• 土香 (tǔxiāng)
• (Hokkien) 塗香仔／涂香仔