# 生薑
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shēngjiāng
       (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): sen$^1$ jiang$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): sěngjiǎng
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): sènjiàn
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saang$^1$ goeng$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'sen$^1$ jiong$^1$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): sang$^1$ giong$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): chăng-*giŏng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chheⁿ-kiuⁿ / chhiⁿ-kiuⁿ
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^1$san-cian$_1$
** (Jinhua): $^1$saon-ciaon$_1$
* Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): sen$^1$ jian$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shēngjiāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shengjiang
*** Wade–Giles: shêng$^1$-chiang$^1$
*** Yale: shēng-jyāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengjiang
*** Palladius: шэнцзян (šɛnczjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: sen$^1$ jiang$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sengiang
*** Sinological IPA : /sən⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaŋ⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: sěngjiǎng
*** Sinological IPA : /səŋ²¹ t͡ɕiaŋ²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: sènjiàn [Phonetic: sēnjiàn]
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): sen$^1$ jian$^1$ [Phonetic: sen$^4$ jian$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /sə̃³¹⁻³³ t͡ɕiã³¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saang$^1$ goeng$^1$
*** Yale: sāang gēung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saang$^1$ goeng$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sang$^1$ gêng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːŋ⁵⁵ kœːŋ⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'sen$^1$ jiong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈsɛn⁴² t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sang$^1$ giong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /saŋ⁴⁴ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: chăng-*giŏng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵ kyoŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheⁿ-kiuⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tshenn-kiunn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhve'kviw
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiⁿ-kiuⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tshinn-kiunn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chvi'kviw
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Chongming, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^1$san-cian$_1$
*** MiniDict: san$^平$ cian$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$san-jian$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sã⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã²¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /sã⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /sã³³ t͡ɕiã⁵¹/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^1$saon-ciaon$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /sɑŋ³³ t͡ɕiɑŋ⁵⁵/
* Xiang
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: sen$^1$ jian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /se̞n⁴⁴⁵ t͡ɕi̯an⁴⁴⁵/

### Noun

生薑
* fresh ginger

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 薑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 薑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 薑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 薑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 薑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 薑, 鮮薑, 黃薑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 薑, 生薑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 薑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 薑, 生薑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 薑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 生薑, 薑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 生薑, 薑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 生薑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 洋辣子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 生薑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 生薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 生薑, 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 生薑, 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 生薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 薑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 薑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 生薑, 薑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 生薑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 生薑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 薑, 生薑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 薑, 生薑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 薑, 生薑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 薑, 生薑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 薑, 生薑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 薑乸, 薑 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 薑乸 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 薑乸 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 薑乸 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 老薑, 薑, 薑乸 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 薑, 生薑 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 薑, 薑乸 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jintian) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jiangkou) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Madong) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 薑 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 薑 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 生薑, 薑 |
| Gan | Pengze | 生薑 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 薑 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 薑 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 薑嫲, 薑, 生薑 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 薑 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 薑 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 薑 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 薑 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 薑 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 薑 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 薑 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 薑 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 薑 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 薑 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 薑嫲 |
| Hakka | Pontianak (Meixian) | 薑嫲 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 薑, 生薑 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 鮮薑, 薑 |
| Jin | Datong | 鮮薑 |
| Jin | Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 鮮薑 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 鮮薑 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 生薑 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老薑, 薑 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 薑母, 薑 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 薑母 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 薑 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Pingtian) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Guiping (Xiaowen) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Guiping (Dongsheng) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 薑, ขิง |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 薑 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 薑母 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 薑母 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 薑母 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 薑母 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 薑 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 薑 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 薑 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Qianjing) | 薑 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) | 薑 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Shuangzhou) | 薑 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 薑 |
| Waxiang | Luxi (Lijiatian) | 薑 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 生薑, 薑 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 生薑 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 薑, 生薑 |
| Wu | Danyang | 生薑 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 薑 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 生薑, 薑 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 薑, 生薑 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 生薑 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 薑, 生薑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 薑 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 生薑 |

#### Derived terms

* 老生薑／老生姜

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 生 | 薑 |
| しょう Grade: 1 | が Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | irregular |
* Alternative spelling
* 生姜

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しょーが [shòógá] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ɕo̞ːɡa̠]

#### Noun

生(しょう)薑(が) or 生薑(ショウガ) • (shōga)
* Alternative spelling of 生姜 (shōga, “ginger, Zingiber officinale”)

##### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 生 | 薑 |
| しょう Grade: 1 | きょう Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 生姜

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɕo̞ːkʲo̞ː]

#### Noun

生(しょう)薑(きょう) • (shōkyō)
* (traditional Chinese medicine) dried ginger root (rhizome of Zingiber officinale used as herbal medicine)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 生 | 薑 |

### Noun

生薑 • (saenggang) (hangeul 생강)
* hanja form of 생강 (“ginger”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 生 | 薑 |

### Noun

生薑
* chữ Hán form of sinh khương (“fresh ginger”).