苦草
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Chinese
bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful |
grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | ||
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| trad. (苦草) | 苦 | 草 | |
| simp. #(苦草) | 苦 | 草 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘-chháu
- Tâi-lô: khóo-tsháu
- Phofsit Daibuun: qofzhao
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Noun
苦草
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Andrographis paniculata, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat mouth ulcers, and to reduce "heat"
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 苦 | 草 |
| にが Grade: 3 |
くさ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
- Teucrium japonicum, a species of germander
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 苦 | 草 |