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草藥

草藥

See also: 草药

Chinese

		grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (草藥)		草	藥
simp. (草药)		草	药
anagram		藥草／药草

Noun

草藥

herbal medicine

Derived terms

中草藥／中草药 (zhōngcǎoyào)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cǎoyào

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cou² joek⁶
Min Nan (POJ): chháu-io̍h

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: cǎoyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaoyaw
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cou² joek⁶
  - Yale: chóu yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsou² joek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ jœːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-io̍h
  - Tâi-lô: tsháu-io̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhawioih
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɤʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɤʔ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɤʔ¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ioʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɤʔ⁴/