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穿山甲
穿山甲
Chinese
to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread
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mountain; hill | "A" (in a sequence of examples involving "A", "B", "C", etc.); 1st heavenly stem; 1st in order; armor
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simp. and trad. (穿山甲) |
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Noun
穿山甲
- pangolin
- scales of the pangolin (a substance used in traditional Chinese medicine to promote blood flow and alleviate blood stasis)
See also
References
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. ISBN 7-5357-1656-3.
- http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
- http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
- http://www1.dict.li/ and http://www.nciku.com/