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芍藥

芍藥

See also: 芍药

Chinese

		Paeonia albiflora	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (芍藥)		芍	藥
simp. (芍药)		芍	药

Noun

芍藥

Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)

Derived terms

木芍藥／木芍药

芍藥花／芍药花

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sháoyào

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coek³ joek⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chiok-io̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: sháoyào → sháoyao (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ → ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaur.yaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: coek³ joek⁶
  - Yale: cheuk yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoek⁸ joek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰœːk̚³ jœːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-io̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsiok-io̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciok'iok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁵ iɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/