白豆蔻
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Chinese
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
cardamom, especially the round cardamom | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白豆蔻) | 白 | 豆蔻 | |
| simp. #(白豆蔻) | 白 | 豆蔻 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báidòukòu
- Wade–Giles: pai2-tou4-kʻou4
- Yale: bái-dòu-kòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairdowkow
- Palladius: байдоукоу (bajdoukou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
白豆蔻
- Wurfbainia vera (synonym: Amomum krervanh) and Wurfbainia compacta (synonym: Amomum compactum), the fruits of which are used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat weak digestion
References
白豆蔻 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.
