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炮製

炮製

See also: 炮制

Chinese

		cannon; gun; firecracker	manufacture
trad. (炮製)		炮	製
simp. (炮制)		炮	制

Alternative forms

炮炙

Verb

炮製

to concoct medicine using heat (in traditional Chinese medicine)
(derogatory) to concoct; to cook up

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): páozhì

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˊ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paau³ zai³, paau⁴ zai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: páozhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˊ ㄓˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: paurjyh
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paau³ zai³, paau⁴ zai³
  - Yale: paau jai, pàauh jai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paau³ dzai³, paau⁴ dzai³
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑːu̯³³ t͡sɐi̯³³ pʰɑːu̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³³/