白薇
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Chinese
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
Osmunda regalis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白薇) | 白 | 薇 | |
| simp. #(白薇) | 白 | 薇 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄨㄟ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báiwei
- Wade–Giles: pai2-wei1
- Yale: bái-wēi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairuei
- Palladius: байвэй (bajvɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
白薇
- root of swallowwort (Cynanchum atratum) (a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat snake-bite, sore throat and to reduce "damp-heat".)
References
白薇 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh- http://www.nciku.com/
- Cynanchum+atratum at The Plant List
