吃香

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular
simp. and trad. (吃香)		吃	香
Literally: “eat fragrance”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ hoeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chīxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyshiang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hek³ hoeng¹
  - Yale: hek hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ hoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hég³ hêng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

吃香

(slang) popular (e.g. people, clothing, universities, etc)

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