藥引

Chinese

		medicine; drug; cure	to lead; to divert (water); to guide
trad. (藥引)		藥	引
simp. (药引)		药	引

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàoyǐn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄣˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ jan⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): io̍h-ín

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iêh⁸ ing²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàoyǐn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàoyǐn
    • Wade–Giles: yao⁴-yin³
    • Yale: yàu-yǐn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawyiin
    • Palladius: яоинь (jaoinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ jan⁵
    • Yale: yeuhk yáhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ jan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ yen⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² jɐn¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: io̍h-ín
    • Tâi-lô: io̍h-ín
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioiq'ien
    • IPA (Xiamen): /io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ in⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² in⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ in⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ in⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ in⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iêh⁸ ing²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ie̍h íng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ieʔ⁴⁻² iŋ⁵²/

Noun

藥引

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) conductor (ingredient added to enhance the effectiveness of the medicine)

Synonyms

• 藥引子／药引子 (yàoyǐnzi)
• 引子 (yǐnzi)