五辛

Chinese

		five	pungent
simp. and trad. (五辛)		五	辛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ san¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǔxīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔsin
  - Wade–Giles: wu³-hsin¹
  - Yale: wǔ-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushin
  - Palladius: усинь (usinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ san¹
  - Yale: ńgh sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ sen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ sɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

五辛

(Buddhism) "five pungent roots" (five forbidden vegetables in Buddhist cuisine). Includes garlic and asafoetida; the other three are among Allium victorialis, Allium chinense, Allium fistulosum, Allium macrostemon and Allium tuberosum, according to various sources.

Synonyms

五葷／五荤 (wǔhūn)

Derived terms

五辛素

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “五辛” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

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