折耳根

Chinese

		tenth (in price); to break; to fold tenth (in price); to break; to fold; to turn; broken (as of rope, stick)	ear	radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (折耳根)		折	耳	根
simp. #(折耳根)		折	耳	根

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhé'ěrgēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhé'ěrgēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhé-ěrgen
    • Wade–Giles: chê²-êrh³-kên¹
    • Yale: jé-ěr-gēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jereelgen
    • Palladius: чжээргэнь (čžɛergɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵/

Noun

折耳根

1. Houttuynia cordata (an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat boils and to reduce "damp-heat", also used in southwestern Chinese cooking)