冬蟲夏草
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See also: 冬虫夏草
Chinese
| winter | animal; insect | summer; Xia (proper name) | grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | ||
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| trad. (冬蟲夏草) | 冬 | 蟲 | 夏 | 草 | |
| simp. (冬虫夏草) | 冬 | 虫 | 夏 | 草 | |
Etymology
Compare the similarly-structured Tibetan word དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ (dbyar rtswa dgun 'bu).
Pronunciation
Noun
冬蟲夏草