五辛

Chinese

		five	8th heavenly stem; tired
simp. and trad. (五辛)		五	辛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ san¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǔxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔsin
  - Wade–Giles: wu³-hsin¹
  - Yale: wǔ-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushin
  - Palladius: усинь (usinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ san¹
  - Yale: ńgh sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ sen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ sɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

五辛

(Buddhism) "five pungent roots" (five forbidden vegetables in Buddhist cuisine) (clarification of this definition is needed)

Synonyms

五葷／五荤

Derived terms

五辛素

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “五辛” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

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