海玉竹
Chinese
| ocean; sea | |||
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| simp. and trad. (海玉竹) |
海 | 玉竹 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hǎiyùzhú
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄩˋ ㄓㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎiyùjhú
- Wade–Giles: hai3-yü4-chu2
- Yale: hǎi-yù-jú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeyuhjwu
- Palladius: хайюйчжу (xajjujčžu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
海玉竹
- root of the Polygonatum macropodium. (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat yin deficiency.)
Synonyms
Related terms
- 补益药 (bǔyìyào) (tonics in Chinese medicine)
- 药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine)
References
- 海玉竹 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.
- http://www.nciku.com/