泡參
Chinese
to steep; soak; bubble(s) to steep; soak; bubble(s); foam; puffed; swollen |
ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (泡參/泡蔘) | 泡 | 參/蔘 | |
| simp. (泡参) | 泡 | 参 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pàoshēn
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˋ ㄕㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pàoshen
- Wade–Giles: pʻao4-shên1
- Yale: pàu-shēn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pawshen
- Palladius: паошэнь (paošɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: paau3 sam1
- Yale: paau sām
- Cantonese Pinyin: paau3 sam1
- Guangdong Romanization: pao3 sem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaːu̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
泡參
- (traditional Chinese medicine) root of the American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 西洋參 (“American ginseng”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 西洋參 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 西洋參, 花旗參, 粉光參 |
| Singapore | 洋參, 泡參 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 洋參 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 花旗參, 西洋參, 洋參 |
| Hong Kong | 花旗參 | |
| Taishan | 花旗參 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 花旗參 | |
| Dongguan | 花旗參, 西洋參 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 西洋參 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 洋參 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 洋參 |
| Quanzhou | 洋參 | |
| Haifeng | 洋參 | |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 花旗參 |
| Jinhua | 西洋參 | |