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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): běncǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄣˇ ㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun² cou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: běncǎo [Phonetic: béncǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄘㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: běncǎo
  - Wade–Giles: pên³-tsʻao³
  - Yale: běn-tsǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beentsao
  - Palladius: бэньцао (bɛnʹcao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun² cou²
  - Yale: bún chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun² tsou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun² cou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/