何首烏

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See also: 何首乌

Chinese

		carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which
trad. (何首烏)		何	首烏
simp. (何首乌)		何	首乌

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何首烏

Etymology

Named after 何首烏 (Hé Shǒuwū), originally called 何田兒 (Hé Tián'ér), who is reported to have discovered the plant in year 813.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): héshǒuwū

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ sau² wu¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hô-siú-o͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: héshǒuwū
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: héshǒuwu
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-shou³-wu¹
  - Yale: hé-shǒu-wū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershoouu
  - Palladius: хэшоуу (xɛšouu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho⁴ sau² wu¹
  - Yale: hòh sáu wū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ sau² wu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ seo² wu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ wuː⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô-siú-o͘
  - Tâi-lô: hô-siú-oo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoisiwof
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ho²⁴⁻²² siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ho²⁴⁻²² siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ho¹³⁻²² siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ho²⁴⁻¹¹ siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ²³⁻³³ siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

何首烏

(traditional Chinese medicine) Reynoutria multiflora (syn. Fallopia multiflora, Chinese fleeceflower, Chinese knotweed)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (何首烏):

→ Japanese: 何(か)首(しゅ)烏(う) (kashū)
→ Korean: 하수오(何首烏) (hasuo)
→ Vietnamese: hà thủ ô (何首烏)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
何	首	烏
か Grade: 2	しゅ Grade: 2	う Jinmeiyō
kan'on	goon

Etymology

Chinese 何首烏／何首乌 (héshǒuwū)

Noun

何(か)首(しゅ)烏(う) • (kashuu)

Synonym of 蔓蕺草 (tsurudokudami) (Reynoutria multiflora)
(traditional Chinese medicine) the root of Reynoutria multiflora
Clipping of 何首烏芋 (kashuuimo). (Dioscorea bulbifera)

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