萆薢
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Chinese
| castor seed | woody climbing plant | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (萆薢) | 萆 | 薢 | |
| simp. #(萆薢) | 萆 | 薢 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bìsiè
- Wade–Giles: pi4-hsieh4
- Yale: bì-syè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihshieh
- Palladius: бисе (bise)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: beisiè
- Wade–Giles: pei1-hsieh4
- Yale: bēi-syè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beishieh
- Palladius: бэйсе (bɛjse)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Note: The Xiandai hanyu cidian cidian provides bìxiè, while the Xiandai hanyu guifan cidian provides bēixiè.
Noun
萆薢
- (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of Dioscorea septemloba (used in traditional Chinese medicine to reduce inflammation and to treat arthritis)
Synonyms
- 竹木 (zhúmù)