木耳

Chinese

		tree; wood	ear
trad. (木耳)		木	耳
simp. #(木耳)		木	耳
alternative forms		木米 Hakka 木栮 Eastern Min

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): mù'ěr

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˇ

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): mǔ'er

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): můq'ěr

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): muk⁶ ji⁵

  (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): muk⁶ ji²

• Gan (Wiktionary): muh⁶ 'eo³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): muk-mí

  (Hailu, HRS): mug mi^ˊ

  (Meixian, Guangdong): mug⁵ mi³

• Jin (Wiktionary): meh⁴ er²
• Northern Min (KCR): mù-nèng
• Eastern Min (BUC): mŭk-mī
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): borh⁷ zi³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-ní / bo̍k-lí / bo̍k-jí / bo̍k-jíⁿ / bo̍k-gí / bo̍k-mí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhag⁸ re²

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): moek⁵ nji²
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸moq-gher₆ / ⁸moq-gni₆ / ⁸moq-er₃ / ⁸moq-er₆
  • (Jinhua): ⁸moq-er₃

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mù'ěr
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄦˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mù-ěr
    • Wade–Giles: mu⁴-êrh³
    • Yale: mù-ěr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muheel
    • Palladius: муэр (muer)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: mǔ'er
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu²¹ ər/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: můq'ěr
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): muq⁵ er³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muʔ⁵ ər¹¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: muk⁶ ji⁵
    • Yale: muhk yíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: muk⁹ ji⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: mug⁶ yi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚² jiː¹³/
  • (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
    • Jyutping++: muk⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mʊk̚⁵⁵ ji²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: muh⁶ 'eo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muʔ⁵ ˈɵ²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: muk-mí
    • Hakka Romanization System: mug^ˋ mi^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mug⁵ mi³
    • Sinological IPA: /muk̚² mi³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: mug mi^ˊ
    • Sinological IPA: /muk⁵⁻² mi²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: mug⁵ mi³
    • Sinological IPA: /mʊk̚¹ mi³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: meh⁴ er²
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /məʔ²⁻⁴⁵ əɻ⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mù-nèng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁴² neiŋ⁴²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: mŭk-mī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /muʔ⁵⁻³³ mi³³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: borh⁷ zi³ [Phonetic: borh⁶ zi³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɒʔ⁴⁻¹ t͡si⁴⁵³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: borh⁷ zi³ [Phonetic: borh⁶ zi³]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɒʔ²⁴⁻² t͡si³³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Wuqi, Penang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-ní
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-ní
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bognie
    • IPA (Lukang): /bɔk̚³⁵⁻² nĩ⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Philippines): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² ni⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³ ni⁴⁴⁵/
    • IPA (Tainan): /bɔk̚⁴⁻¹ nĩ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /bɔk̚⁵⁴⁻³² nĩ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² nĩ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² nĩ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Wanhua, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-lí
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boglie
    • IPA (Lukang): /bɔk̚³⁵⁻² li⁵⁵/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² li⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-jí
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-jí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bogjie
    • IPA (Yilan): /bɔk̚⁵⁻² d͡zi⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-jíⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-jínn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bogjvie
    • IPA (Yilan): /bɔk̚⁵⁻² d͡zĩ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Taichung, Taitung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-gí
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-gí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boggie
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-mí
    • Tâi-lô: bo̍k-mí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bogmie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhag⁸ re²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ba̍k jṳ́
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /bak̚⁴⁻² d͡zɯ⁵²/
• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: moek⁵ nji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /møk̚²⁴ ɲi³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸moq-gher₆
    • MiniDict: moh^入 r^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵moq-hher₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /moʔ¹¹ ɦəl²³/
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁸moq-gni₆
    • MiniDict: moh^入 nyi^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵moq-nyi₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /moʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /moʔ²² n̠ʲi⁵²³/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁸moq-er₃
    • MiniDict: moh^入 'r^上
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /moʔ²² əl⁵³/
  • (Northern: Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁸moq-er₆
    • MiniDict: moh^入 r^去
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /moʔ²² əl³⁵/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ⁸moq-er₃
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /moʔ²¹ əl⁵³⁵/

Noun

木耳

1. wood ear; tree ear; black fungus (Auricularia, especially Auricularia heimuer) (Classifier: 朵 m)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 木耳 (“wood ear; tree ear; black fungus”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		木耳, 栮, 栭, 䓴
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		木耳, 黑木耳
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	木耳
	Taiwan	木耳
	Chengde	木耳
	Chifeng	木耳
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	木耳
	Heihe	木耳
	Qiqihar	木耳, 耳子
	Harbin	木耳, 黑菜
	Jiamusi	木耳
	Baicheng	木耳
	Changchun	蘑耳
	Tonghua	蘑耳
	Shenyang	木耳
	Jinzhou	木耳
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	木耳
	Tangshan	木耳
	Cangzhou	木耳
	Baoding	木耳
	Shijiazhuang	木耳
	Lijin	木耳
	Jinan	木耳
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	黑菜
	Dandong	木耳, 黑菜
	Yantai	木耳
	Yantai (Muping)	木耳
	Qingdao	木耳
	Zhucheng	木耳
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	木耳
	Lingbao	木耳
	Jining	木耳
	Wanrong	木耳
	Linfen	木耳
	Shangqiu	木耳
	Yuanyang	木耳
	Zhengzhou	木耳
	Xinyang	木耳
	Baihe	木耳
	Xi'an	木耳
	Baoji	木耳, 黑木耳
	Tianshui	木耳
	Xining	木耳
	Xuzhou	木耳, 黑木耳, 青木
	Fuyang	木耳
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	木耳
	Lanzhou	木耳
	Dunhuang	木耳
	Hami	木耳
	Ürümqi	木耳, 黑木耳
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	耳子
	Nanchong	木耳
	Dazhou	耳子
	Hanyuan	耳子
	Xichang	木耳
	Zigong	木耳
	Chongqing	耳子
	Wuhan	木耳, 黑木耳, 耳子, 黑耳子
	Yichang	木耳
	Xiangyang	木耳
	Tianmen	木耳
	Guiyang	木耳
	Zunyi	木耳
	Bijie	木耳
	Liping	木耳
	Zhaotong	木耳
	Dali	木耳
	Kunming	木耳
	Mengzi	木耳
	Guilin	木耳
	Liuzhou	木耳, 黑木耳
	Jishou	木耳
	Changde	木耳
	Hanzhong	木耳
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	黑木耳, 木耳
	Yangzhou	木耳, 黑木耳
	Lianyungang	木耳
	Lianshui	木耳, 樹耳
	Nantong	木耳
	Anqing	木耳
	Wuhu	木耳
	Hong'an	木耳, 黑木耳, 耳子, 黑耳子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	雲耳, 木耳
	Hong Kong	雲耳, 木耳
	Dongguan	雲耳
Gan	Nanchang	木耳
	Lichuan	木耳, 雲耳
	Pingxiang	木耳, 黑木耳
Hakka	Meixian	木耳
	Yudu	木耳
Huizhou	Jixi	木耳
	Shexian	木耳
Jin	Taiyuan	木耳
	Yangyuan	木耳
	Datong	木耳
	Xinzhou	木耳
	Lüliang (Lishi)	木耳
	Changzhi	木耳
	Linhe	木耳
	Jining	木耳
	Hohhot	木耳
	Erenhot	木耳
	Pingshan	木耳
	Zhangjiakou	木耳
	Handan	木耳
	Linzhou	木耳
	Suide	木耳
Northern Min	Jian'ou	木耳
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	木耳
	Fuqing	木耳
Southern Min	Xiamen	木耳, 烏木耳
	Quanzhou	木耳, 烏木耳
	Zhangzhou	木耳, 烏木耳
	Penang (Hokkien)	木耳, 烏木耳
	Singapore (Hokkien)	烏木耳
	Haikou	皺耳
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	木耳
Wu	Shanghai	木耳
	Shanghai (Chongming)	黑木耳, 銀引
	Danyang	木耳, 黑木耳
	Hangzhou	黑木耳
	Ningbo	黑木耳
	Wenzhou	木耳, 黑木耳
	Jinhua	木耳
	Jinhua (Tangxi)	毛鹵
Xiang	Changsha	墨耳子, 耳子

Derived terms

• 木耳菜 (mù'ěrcài)
• 烏木耳 / 乌木耳
• 白木耳 (báimù'ěr)
• 粉木耳 (fěnmù'ěr)
• 黑木耳 (hēimù'ěr)

 

See also

• 雲耳／云耳 (yún'ěr)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	耳
きくらげ
Grade: 1	Grade: 1
jukujikun

木耳。

Etymology

Compound of 木(き) (ki, “tree”) + 水母(くらげ) (kurage, “jellyfish”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), either from the fungus's shape or from Chinese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲikɯ̟ɾa̠ɡe̞]

Noun

木耳(きくらげ) or 木耳(キクラゲ) • (kikurage) 

1. wood ear, jelly ear, Jew's ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

• 白木耳(シロキクラゲ) (shirokikurage)

Korean

Hanja in this term
木	耳

Noun

木耳 • (mogi) (hangeul 목이)

1. hanja form^? of 목이 (“Jew's-ear mushroom”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
木	耳

Noun

木耳

1. chữ Hán form of mộc nhĩ (“wood ear fungus”).