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Chinese
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day; sky; heaven
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south
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star; satellite; small amount
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simp. and trad. (天南星)
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天
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南
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星
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Pronunciation
Noun
天南星
- Rhizome of the Arisaema (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)
References
- 天南星 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.
Japanese
Noun
- Jack-in-the-pulpit, a general term for plants of genus Arisaema
- Synonym: 虎の尾 (tora no o)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried rhizomes of Arisaema