白茅

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	thatch
trad. (白茅)		白	茅
simp. ^#(白茅)		白	茅
alternative forms		白茆

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báimáo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ maau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pe̍h-hm̂

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báimáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báimáo
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-mao²
  - Yale: bái-máu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairmau
  - Palladius: баймао (bajmao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ maau⁴
  - Yale: baahk màauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ maau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ mao⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² maːu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hm̂
  - Tâi-lô: pe̍h-hm̂
  - Phofsit Daibuun: peqhmm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hm̩²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hm̩¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hm̩²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩²³/

Noun

白茅

cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)

Synonyms

茅 (máo)
茅仔草 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
茅根 (máogēn)
茅草 (máocǎo)
茅針 / 茅针 (máozhēn)

Derived terms

白茅根 (báimáogēn)