# 稻草
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dàocǎo
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): dou$^6$ cou$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiū-chháu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dao$^6$ cao$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$dau-tshau$_5$ / $^4$dau-tshau$_3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dàocǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dàocǎo
*** Wade–Giles: tao$^4$-tsʻao$^3$
*** Yale: dàu-tsǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawtsao
*** Palladius: даоцао (daocao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dou$^6$ cou$^2$
*** Yale: douh chóu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dou$^6$ tsou$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dou$^6$ cou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tou̯²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiū-chháu
*** Tâi-lô: tiū-tsháu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diuxzhao
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiu³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiu³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiu²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: dao$^6$ cao$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tău tsháu
*** Sinological IPA : /tau³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰau⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$dau-tshau$_5$
*** MiniDict: dau$^去$ tshau$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$dau-tshau$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /dɔ²² t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^4$dau-tshau$_3$
*** MiniDict: dau$^上$ tshau$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /dɔ²² t͡sʰɔ¹³/
* Middle Chinese: dawX tshawX
Rime :
| Character | 稻 | 草 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) | 清 (14) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 徒晧切 | 采老切 |
| Baxter | dawX | tshawX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /dɑu$^X$/ | /t͡sʰɑu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /dɑu$^X$/ | /t͡sʰɑu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /dɑu$^X$/ | /t͡sʰɑu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /daw$^X$/ | /t͡sʰaw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /dɑu$^X$/ | /t͡sʰɑu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /dɑu$^X$/ | /t͡sʰɑu$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /dʱɑu$^X$/ | /t͡sʰɑu$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dào | cǎo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dou$^6$ | cou$^2$ |

### Noun

稻草
* rice straw

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 稻草 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 稻草 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 稻草 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 稻草 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 稻草, 稻稭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 稻草 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 稻草 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 稻草 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 稻草 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 禾稈, 禾稈草 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 稻草 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 稻草 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 禾稈, 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 禾稈, 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 禾稈, 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 禾稈, 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 禾草 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 禾草 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 禾草 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 禾草 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 禾草 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 禾草 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 禾草 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 禾稈, 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 禾稈, 禾草 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 禾草, 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 禾稈, 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 禾草 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 禾稈草 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 禾稈 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 禾稈草 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 禾草 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 稈 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 稈 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 稈, 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 稈 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 禾稈, 稈 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 稈, 禾稈草 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 禾稈草 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 禾稈草 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 稈 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 稈 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 稈 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Changting | 稈 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 稈 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 稈 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 稈 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 稈 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 稈 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 稈 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 禾草 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 稈 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 禾草 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 稈 |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | 稈 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 禾稈草 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 禾草 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 禾稈 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 禾稈 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 稻稭 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 稻稭 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 稈 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 稈 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 稈 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 稈 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 稈 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 稈 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 稈 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 稈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 草 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 稿 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 草 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 粙稿 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 草 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 稿 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 稈 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 稈 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 稈 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 稈 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 粙稈 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 稈 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 粙稈 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 粙稈 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 稈 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 稈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 粙草, 粙稈 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 禾草 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 粙稿 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 粙稿草 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 粙稿草 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 工草 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 粙草 GT |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 稈 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 禾草 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 禾稿 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 禾稈 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 粙稿草 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 粙稿草 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 粙稿草 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 粙草 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 粙稿草 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 稈, 稿 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 稈 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 稈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 稈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 稈 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 稈 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 禾稈 |
| Wu | Danyang | 稻草 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 稻草 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 稻草 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 稻稈 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 稻稈 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 稻草 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 稈 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

#### Derived terms

* 救命稻草 (jiùmìng dàocǎo)
* 稻草人 (dàocǎorén)