五味子
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Chinese
| the five flavours; all sorts of flavours | child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (五味子) |
五味 | 子 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔwèizǐh
- Wade–Giles: wu3-wei4-tzŭ3
- Yale: wǔ-wèi-dž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuweytzyy
- Palladius: увэйцзы (uvɛjczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ng5 mei6 zi2
- Yale: ńgh meih jí
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng5 mei6 dzi2
- Guangdong Romanization: ng5 méi6 ji2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍¹³ mei̯²² t͡siː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
五味子
- (traditional Chinese medicine) Schisandra chinensis, a medicinal herb whose berries are used in traditional Chinese medicine
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 五 | 味 | 子 |
| ご Grade: 1 |
み Grade: 3 |
し Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | ||
Noun
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried berries of Schisandra chinensis
See also
- 朝鮮五味子 (Chōsen gomishi)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 五 | 味 | 子 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 오미자 (“schisandra”)