防己

Chinese

		to protect; to defend; to guard (against)	6th heavenly stem; self
simp. and trad. (防己)		防	己

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fángjǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fángjǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fángjǐ
    • Wade–Giles: fang²-chi³
    • Yale: fáng-jǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farngjii
    • Palladius: фанцзи (fanczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

防己

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) root of Stephania tetrandra
2. (～科) Menispermaceae

Derived terms

• 木防己 (mùfángjǐ)
• 粉防己 (fěnfángjǐ)

References

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
防	己
ぼう Grade: 5	い Grade: 6
goon	irregular

Noun

防(ぼう)己(い) • (bōi) 

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried rhizome and stem of Sinomenium acutum

Derived terms

• 木防己(もくぼうい) (mokubōi)

See also

• 大葛藤(オオツヅラフジ) (ōtsuzurafuji)