紫珠
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Chinese
purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace |
pearl; bead | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (紫珠) | 紫 | 珠 | |
| simp. #(紫珠) | 紫 | 珠 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄓㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhjhu
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-chu1
- Yale: dž-jū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyju
- Palladius: цзычжу (czyčžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
紫珠
- fruit of the beautyberry (Callicarpa) (an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to arrest bleeding.)
References
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.