白芷

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Chinese

white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
 angelica (type of iris; plant root used for medicine)
trad. (白芷) 白 芷
simp. #(白芷) 白 芷
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Pronunciation

Noun

白芷

  1. Angelica dahurica
  2. the root of the Angelica dahurica (a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat "wind-cold" symptoms)

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (白芷):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白 芷
びゃく
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Hyōgai
on'yomi
 白芷 on Japanese Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

白(びゃく)芷(し) or 白芷(ビャクシ) • (byakushi) 

  1. Angelica dahurica
    Synonym: 鎧草 (yoroigusa)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) root of Angelica dahurica used in traditional Chinese medicine
  3. Synonym of 花独活 (hana udo, “Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
白芷

Noun

白芷 • (baekji) (hangeul 백지)

  1. hanja form? of 백지 (“root of Angelica dahurica used in traditional Chinese medicine”)
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