芍藥

See also: 芍药 and 芍薬

Chinese

		Paeonia albiflora	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (芍藥)		芍	藥
simp. (芍药)		芍	药
alternative forms		勺藥／勺药

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sháoyao, sháoyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˊ ˙ㄧㄠ, ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coek³ joek⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiok-io̍k
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸zaq-yaq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sháoyao
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ˙ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sháoyåo
    • Wade–Giles: shao²-yao⁵
    • Yale: sháu-yau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaur.iau
    • Palladius: шаояо (šaojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sháoyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sháoyào
    • Wade–Giles: shao²-yao⁴
    • Yale: sháu-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shauryaw
    • Palladius: шаояо (šaojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coek³ joek⁶
    • Yale: cheuk yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoek⁸ joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêg³ yêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːk̚³ jœːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-io̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tsiok-io̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciok'iok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁵ iɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸zaq-yaq
    • MiniDict: zah^入 yah
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zaq-hhiaq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zaʔ¹¹ ɦiaʔ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: dzyak|trjak yak

Rime
Character	芍	芍	藥
Reading #	2/5	4/5	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	知 (9)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	藥 (107)	藥 (107)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	市若切	張略切	以灼切
Baxter	dzyak	trjak	yak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑɨɐk̚/	/ʈɨɐk̚/	/jɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɐk̚/	/ʈiɐk̚/	/jiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiɑk̚/	/ȶiɑk̚/	/iɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑɨak̚/	/ʈɨak̚/	/jɨak̚/
Li Rong	/ʑiak̚/	/ȶiak̚/	/iak̚/
Wang Li	/ʑĭak̚/	/ȶĭak̚/	/jĭak̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ak̚/	/ȶi̯ak̚/	/i̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shuó	zhuo	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	soek6	zoek3	joek6

Noun

(1)

芍藥

1. Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
2. (literary, figurative) affection between man and woman; romance

Derived terms

• 木芍藥／木芍药
• 白芍藥／白芍药
• 芍藥花／芍药花
• 赤芍藥／赤芍药

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (芍藥):

• → Japanese: 芍(しゃく)薬(やく) (shakuyaku)
• → Korean: 작약(芍藥) (jagyak)
• → Vietnamese: thược dược (芍藥)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 芍藥 – see 勺藥 (“a blend of various seasonings”). (This term is a variant form of 勺藥).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芍	藥
しゃく Hyōgai	やく Jinmeiyō
kan'on	on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 芍藥 – see the following entry.

【芍薬しゃくやく】 [noun] Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora [noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of Paeonia lactiflora used in medicine Alternative spellings 勺薬, シャクヤク

(This term, 芍藥, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
芍	藥

Noun

芍藥 • (jagyak) (hangeul 작약)

1. hanja form^? of 작약

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
芍	藥

Noun

芍藥

1. chữ Hán form of thược dược (“dahlia”).