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魚腥草

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

Noun

魚腥草

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

References

魚腥草 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
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/

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yúxīngcǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄥㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ seng¹ cou², jyu⁴ sing¹ cou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yúxīngcǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄥㄘㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yushingtsao
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ seng¹ cou², jyu⁴ sing¹ cou²
  - Yale: yùh sēng chóu, yùh sīng chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ seng¹ tsou², jy⁴ sing¹ tsou²
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/, /jyː²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/