仙貝

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (仙貝)		仙	貝
simp. (仙贝)		仙	贝

Etymology

From Japanese 煎(せん)餅(べい) (senbei), from Middle Chinese 煎餅 (MC t͡siᴇn piᴇŋ^X, “jianbing”). Spelled phonetically to avoid confusion with 煎餅／煎饼 (jiānbǐng), a different food.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ bui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sianbèi
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-pei⁴
  - Yale: syān-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianbey
  - Palladius: сяньбэй (sjanʹbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    先輩／先辈
    仙貝／仙贝
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ bui³
  - Yale: sīn bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ bui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ puːi̯³³/

Noun

仙貝

senbei (Japanese rice cracker)

See also

米菓／米果 (mǐguǒ)

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