貝母

See also: 贝母

Chinese

		cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish	female; mother
trad. (貝母)		貝	母
simp. (贝母)		贝	母

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bèimǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bèimǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bèimǔ
    • Wade–Giles: pei⁴-mu³
    • Yale: bèi-mǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beymuu
    • Palladius: бэйму (bɛjmu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

貝母

1. bulb of Fritillaria verticillata (a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to reduce phlegm)

See also

• 化痰止咳平喘藥／化痰止咳平喘药

References

• Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貝	母
ばい Grade: 1	も Grade: 2
kan'yōon	goon

Noun

貝(ばい)母(も) • (baimo) 

1. Synonym of 編笠百合 (amigasa yuri, “Fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii, a species of fritillary”)
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) bulb of Fritillaria verticillata var. thunbergii used in medicine

Korean

Hanja in this term
貝	母

Noun

貝母 • (paemo) (hangeul 패모)

1. hanja form^? of 패모 (“fritillary”)