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藥草

藥草

See also: 药草

Chinese

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

Noun

藥草

herb; medicinal herb

Japanese

Kanji in this term
藥	草
やく Jinmeiyō	そう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

藥草 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 薬草, hiragana やくそう, romaji yakusō, historical hiragana やくさう)

Kyūjitai spelling of 薬草: medicinal plants

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yàocǎo

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yàocǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawtsao
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek⁶ cou²
  - Yale: yeuhk chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ tsou²
  - IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: io̍h-chháu
  - Tâi-lô: io̍h-tsháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ioiqzhao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɤ(ʔ)²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaʊ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɤ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaʊ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʊ⁴¹/