天麻
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Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bother | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (天麻) | 天 | 麻 | |
| simp. #(天麻) | 天 | 麻 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tianmá
- Wade–Giles: tʻien1-ma2
- Yale: tyān-má
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianma
- Palladius: тяньма (tjanʹma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 maa4
- Yale: tīn màh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 maa4
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 ma4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ maː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
天麻
- Rhizome of Gastrodia elata (a herb in traditional Chinese medicine to treat depression, epilepsy and migraine.)
See also
- 平肝药 (pínggān yào) ("liver-calming" medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
- 药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
References
天麻 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh- http://www.nciku.com/
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 麻 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
ま Grade: S |
| on'yomi | tōon |
Noun
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried rhizome of Gastrodia elata used in medicine
See also
- 鬼の矢柄 (oninoyagara)