황련

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 黃連.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwangnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwanglyeon
McCune–Reischauer?hwangnyŏn
Yale Romanization?hwanglyen

Noun

황련 • (hwangnyeon) (hanja 黃連)

  1. Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) the rhizome of the Chinese goldthread