茜草

Chinese

		common madder (Rubia cordifolia)	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (茜草)		茜	草
simp. #(茜草)		茜	草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiàncǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin³ cou²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiàn-chháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiàncǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciàncǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien⁴-tsʻao³
    • Yale: chyàn-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianntsao
    • Palladius: цяньцао (cjanʹcao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin³ cou²
    • Yale: sin chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin³ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin³ cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn³³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiàn-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: tshiàn-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiernzhao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

Noun

茜草

1. Indian madder, Rubia cordifolia

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 入骨丹
• 茹藘／茹𰱮 (rúlǘ)