魚腥草
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See also: 鱼腥草
Chinese
| fish | fishy (smell) | grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魚腥草) | 魚 | 腥 | 草 | |
| simp. (鱼腥草) | 鱼 | 腥 | 草 | |
Etymology
From its fish-like taste.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yúsingcǎo
- Wade–Giles: yü2-hsing1-tsʻao3
- Yale: yú-syīng-tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yushingtsao
- Palladius: юйсинцао (jujsincao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 seng1 cou2 / jyu4 sing1 cou2
- Yale: yùh sēng chóu / yùh sīng chóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 seng1 tsou2 / jy4 sing1 tsou2
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 séng1 cou2 / yu4 xing1 cou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/, /jyː²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
魚腥草
- Houttuynia cordata (an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat boils and to reduce "damp-heat")
Synonyms
- 蕺菜 (jícài)
- 蕺 (jí)
- (Hokkien) 臭臊草, 魚臊草／鱼臊草, 竹茶, 狗貼耳／狗贴耳
- (Southwestern Mandarin) 折耳根 (zhé'ěrgēn)，截兒根／截儿根
References
魚腥草 / 鱼腥草 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
