芫茜

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (芫茜) 芫 茜
simp. #(芫茜) 芫 茜

Etymology

Possibly a euphemism for 芫荽 (jyun4 seoi1), where 荽 (seoi1) is homophonous to 衰 (seoi1, “bad”) (Gao and Zhang, 2016).

Pronunciation


Note: jim4 sai1 - vernacular.

Noun

芫茜

  1. (Cantonese) coriander

Synonyms

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