ひえ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
稗穇

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひえ [híꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
(Tokyo) ひえ [hìéꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [çie̞]

Noun

ひえ or ヒエ • (hie) ^{←ひえ (fie)^?}

Japanese barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta)

Usage notes

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

Idioms

豆(まめ)を植(う)えて稗(ひえ)を得(え)る (mame o uete hie o eru, “to do something expecting good results, instead getting bad results”)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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