芍藥

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 芍藥. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 芍藥, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 芍藥 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 芍藥 you have here. The definition of the word 芍藥 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of芍藥, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

See also: 芍药 and 芍薬

Chinese

		Paeonia albiflora	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (芍藥)		芍	藥
simp. (芍药)		芍	药
alternative forms		勺藥／勺药

Wikipedia has an article on:

芍藥

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sháoyao, sháoyào

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˊ ˙ㄧㄠ, ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coek³ joek⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiok-io̍k
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸zaq-yaq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sháoyao
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ˙ㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sháoyåo
  - Wade–Giles: shao²-yao⁵
  - Yale: sháu-yau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaur.iau
  - Palladius: шаояо (šaojao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sháoyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sháoyào
  - Wade–Giles: shao²-yao⁴
  - Yale: sháu-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shauryaw
  - Palladius: шаояо (šaojao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coek³ joek⁶
  - Yale: cheuk yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoek⁸ joek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêg³ yêg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːk̚³ jœːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-io̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsiok-io̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciok'iok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁵ iɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zaq-yaq
  - MiniDict: zah^入 yah
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zaq-hhiaq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zaʔ¹¹ ɦiaʔ²³/

Middle Chinese: dzyak|trjak yak

Rime
Character	芍	芍	藥
Reading #	2/5	4/5	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	知 (9)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	藥 (107)	藥 (107)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	市若切	張略切	以灼切
Baxter	dzyak	trjak	yak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑɨɐk̚/	/ʈɨɐk̚/	/jɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɐk̚/	/ʈiɐk̚/	/jiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiɑk̚/	/ȶiɑk̚/	/iɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑɨak̚/	/ʈɨak̚/	/jɨak̚/
Li Rong	/ʑiak̚/	/ȶiak̚/	/iak̚/
Wang Li	/ʑĭak̚/	/ȶĭak̚/	/jĭak̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ak̚/	/ȶi̯ak̚/	/i̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shuó	zhuo	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	soek⁶	zoek³	joek⁶

Noun

(1)

芍藥

Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
(literary, figurative) affection between man and woman; romance

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (芍藥):

→ Japanese: 芍(しゃく)薬(やく) (shakuyaku)
→ Korean: 작약(芍藥) (jagyak)
→ Vietnamese: thược dược (芍藥)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 芍藥 – see 勺藥 (“a blend of various seasonings”). (This term is a variant form of 勺藥).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芍	藥
しゃく Hyōgaiji	やく Jinmeiyō
kan'on	on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 芍藥 – see the following entry.

【芍薬しゃくやく】

Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

Alternative spellings
勺薬, シャクヤク

(This term, 芍藥, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
芍	藥

Noun

芍藥 • (jagyak) (hangeul 작약)

Hanja form^? of 작약.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
芍	藥

Noun

芍藥

chữ Hán form of thược dược (“dahlia”).

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia