玄參
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Chinese
| black; mysterious | ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform | ||
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| trad. (玄參/玄蔘) | 玄 | 參/蔘 | |
| simp. (玄参) | 玄 | 参 | |
| alternative forms | 玄薓 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuánshen
- Wade–Giles: hsüan2-shên1
- Yale: sywán-shēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanshen
- Palladius: сюаньшэнь (sjuanʹšɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyun4 sam1
- Yale: yùhn sām
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn4 sam1
- Guangdong Romanization: yun4 sem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-sim / hiân-som
- Tâi-lô: guân-sim / hiân-som
- Phofsit Daibuun: goansym, hiensofm
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/, /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² sɔm⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² sim³³/, /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² sɔm³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² sim⁴⁴/, /hiɛn¹³⁻²² sɔm⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/, /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔm⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/, /hiɛn²³⁻³³ sɔm⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
玄參
- (traditional Chinese medicine) root of the figwort or Scrophularia