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芝麻

芝麻

Chinese

		Zoysia pungens	(to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother
simp. and trad. (芝麻)		芝	麻

Noun

芝麻

sesame

Synonyms

胡麻 (húmá)

Derived terms

芝麻油 (zhīmayóu)

Etymology

From earlier 脂麻.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhīma

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄇㄚ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ maa⁴
Min Nan (POJ): chi-môa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīma
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄇㄚ˙
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy.mha
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ma̠²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ maa⁴
  - Yale: jī màh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ maa⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ mɑː²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-môa
  - Tâi-lô: tsi-muâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cimoaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² mua²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕi³³ mua²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² mua¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ mua²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ mua²³/