油蔥

Chinese

		oil; sly	scallion; green onion
trad. (油蔥)		油	蔥
simp. (油葱)		油	葱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yóucōng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄘㄨㄥ
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): yù-chhûng

(Hailu, HRS): rhiu cung^ˋ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iû-chhang

(Teochew, Peng'im): iu⁵ cang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóucōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄘㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóucong
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-tsʻung¹
  - Yale: yóu-tsūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youtsong
  - Palladius: юцун (jucun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-chhûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: iu^ˇ cung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² cung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-chhûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iu^ˇ cung^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² cung¹
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: rhiu cung^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ʒiu⁵⁵ t͡sʰuŋ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-chhang
  - Tâi-lô: iû-tshang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iuzhafng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: iu⁵ cang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iû tshang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

Noun

油蔥

fried onion
crispy fried shallots (a condiment made by deep-frying finely chopped red shallots in oil until golden brown and crispy)
(Teochew) aloe (Aloe)

Synonyms

(Aloe): 蘆薈／芦荟 (lúhuì)

References

“油蔥”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
“Entry #265”, in 臺灣客語辭典 [Dictionary of Taiwan Hakka] (overall work in Chinese and Hakka), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2022.