蒲黃
See also: 蒲黄
Chinese
| calamus | yellow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蒲黃) | 蒲 | 黃 | |
| simp. (蒲黄) | 蒲 | 黄 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: púhuáng
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: púhuáng
- Wade–Giles: pʻu2-huang2
- Yale: pú-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pwuhwang
- Palladius: пухуан (puxuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
蒲黃
- pollen of the Typha (cattail or reedmace) (a substance used in traditional Chinese medicine to lower blood cholesterol.)
References
- 蒲黃 / 蒲黄 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.