魚腥草

See also: 鱼腥草

Chinese

		fish	fishy (smell)	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (魚腥草)		魚	腥	草
simp. (鱼腥草)		鱼	腥	草

Etymology

From its fish-like taste.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúxīngcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ seng¹ cou² / jyu⁴ sing¹ cou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúxīngcǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúsingcǎo
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-hsing¹-tsʻao³
    • Yale: yú-syīng-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yushingtsao
    • Palladius: юйсинцао (jujsincao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ seng¹ cou² / jyu⁴ sing¹ cou²
    • Yale: yùh sēng chóu / yùh sīng chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ seng¹ tsou² / jy⁴ sing¹ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ séng¹ cou² / yu⁴ xing¹ cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/, /jyː²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

魚腥草

1. Houttuynia cordata (an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat boils and to reduce "damp-heat")

Synonyms

• 蕺菜 (jícài)
• 蕺 (jí)
• (Hokkien) 臭臊草, 魚臊草／鱼臊草, 竹茶, 狗貼耳／狗贴耳
• (Southwestern Mandarin) 折耳根 (zhé'ěrgēn)，截兒根／截儿根

References

• 魚腥草／鱼腥草 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh