木賊

See also: 木贼

Chinese

		tree; wood	thief
trad. (木賊)		木	賊
simp. (木贼)		木	贼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mùzéi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄗㄟˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-che̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mùzéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄗㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mùzéi
  - Wade–Giles: mu⁴-tsei²
  - Yale: mù-dzéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhtzeir
  - Palladius: муцзэй (muczɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu⁵¹ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-che̍k
  - Tâi-lô: bo̍k-tsi̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bogzek
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚⁴/

Noun

木賊

(traditional Chinese medicine) horsetail (an herb used to treat "wind-heat" symptoms)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
木	賊
とくさ
Grade: 1	Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
砥草

Noun

木賊(とくさ) or 木賊(トクサ) • (tokusa)

rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
木	賊
もく Grade: 1	ぞく Grade: S
goon

Noun

木(もく)賊(ぞく) • (mokuzoku)

(traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale) used as medicine