海金砂

Chinese

		ocean; sea	metal; gold; money	sand; gravel; granule
simp. and trad. (海金砂)		海	金	砂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎijīnshā

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣㄕㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎijīnshā
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣㄕㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎijinsha
  - Wade–Giles: hai³-chin¹-sha¹
  - Yale: hǎi-jīn-shā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haejinsha
  - Palladius: хайцзиньша (xajczinʹša)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    海金沙
    海金砂

Noun

海金砂

spores of Lygodium japonicum (a medicinal substance used in traditional Chinese medicine to "induce diuresis and excrete dampness")

Synonyms

海金沙 (hǎijīnshā)

See also

利湿药 (lìshīyào) ("dampness-eliminating" medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)

References

海金砂 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	金	砂
かい Grade: 2	きん Grade: 1	しゃ Grade: 6
on'yomi	kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
海金砂 (kyūjitai)

Noun

海(かい)金(きん)砂(しゃ) • (kaikinsha)

synonym of 蟹草 (kanikusa, “Japanese climbing fern, Lygodium japonicum”)
(traditional Chinese medicine) spores Lygodium japonicum of used in medicine