莨菪
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Chinese
| Scopalia japonica maxin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (莨菪) | 莨 | 菪 | |
| simp. #(莨菪) | 莨 | 菪 | |
| alternative forms | |||
Etymology
Perhaps transcription of a foreign term; compare Tibetan ལང་ཐང་རྩེ (lang thang rtse, “Hyoscyamus niger”).
In what is possibly a folk etymology, herbalist Li Shizhen explained the name as:
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: làngdàng
- Wade–Giles: lang4-tang4
- Yale: làng-dàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lanqdanq
- Palladius: ландан (landan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
浪蕩 / 浪荡
莨菪
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: long6 dong6
- Yale: lohng dohng
- Cantonese Pinyin: long6 dong6
- Guangdong Romanization: long6 dong6
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɔːŋ²² tɔːŋ²²/
- Homophones:
浪蕩 / 浪荡
莨菪
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Noun
莨菪
Synonyms
- 天仙子 (tiānxiānzǐ)