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菟

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菟

  • tù (tu⁴) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄊㄨˋ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • tou³ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • tù Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄊㄨˋ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • tù Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • tʻu⁴ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • tù Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • tuh Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • ту Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /tʰu⁵¹/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • tou³ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • tou Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /tʰou̯³³/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • thuH Middle Chinese
  • /*tʰaːs/ Old Chinese, Zhengzhang
  • tú (tu²) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄊㄨˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • tou⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • tú Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄊㄨˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • tú Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • tʻu² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • tú Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • twu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • /tʰu³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • tou⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • tòuh Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /tʰou̯²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • du Middle Chinese
  • /*daː/ Old Chinese, Zhengzhang

Where it comes from

繼承自原始漢藏語 *k-la，來自原始孟-高棉語 *klaʔ (Schuessler, 2007)。與虎 (上古 *qʰlaːʔ)同源。

釋義 莵

  1. 用於菟葵 (tùkuí)。
  2. 用於菟裘 (tùqiú)。
  3. 用於菟絲／菟丝 (tùsī)和菟絲子／菟丝子 (tùsīzǐ)。

釋義 莵

  1. obsolete, 春秋時期楚國人 僅用於於菟 (wūtú, “老虎”)。

In English

  • dodder parasitic plant (of about 100–170 species) of the genus Cuscuta

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"菟." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8F%9F. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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菟. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8F%9F

Chicago

"菟." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8F%9F.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {菟},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%8F%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}