木通
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Chinese
| tree; wood | go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open | ||
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| trad. (木通) | 木 | 通 | |
| simp. #(木通) | 木 | 通 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mùtong
- Wade–Giles: mu4-tʻung1
- Yale: mù-tūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhtong
- Palladius: мутун (mutun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: muk6 tung1
- Yale: muhk tūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: muk9 tung1
- Guangdong Romanization: mug6 tung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mʊk̚² tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bhag8 tong1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ba̍k thong
- Sinological IPA (key): /bak̚⁴⁻² tʰoŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
Noun
木通
- (traditional Chinese medicine) stem of the Akebia, especially Akebia quinata or Akebia trifoliata
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Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 木 | 通 |
| あけび | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 通草 |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 木通 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 木通, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 木 | 通 |
| もく Grade: 1 |
つう Grade: 2 |
| goon | |
Noun
- Synonym of 木通 (akebi, “chocolate vine, Akebia quinata”)
- (traditional Chinese medicine) dried chocolate vine wood used in medicine