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

Etymology

From its fish-like taste.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yúxīngcǎo

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yúxīngcǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄥㄘㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yúsingcǎo
  - Wade–Giles: yü²-hsing¹-tsʻao³
  - Yale: yú-syīng-tsǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yushingtsao
  - Palladius: юйсинцао (jujsincao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ seng¹ cou² / jyu⁴ sing¹ cou²
  - Yale: yùh sēng chóu / yùh sīng chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ seng¹ tsou² / jy⁴ sing¹ tsou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ séng¹ cou² / yu⁴ xing¹ cou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/, /jyː²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

Noun

魚腥草

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

Synonyms

蕺菜 (jícài)
蕺 (jí)
(Hokkien) 臭臊草, 魚臊草／鱼臊草, 竹茶, 狗貼耳／狗贴耳
(Southwestern Mandarin) 折耳根 (zhé'ěrgēn)，截兒根／截儿根

References

魚腥草 / 鱼腥草 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魚	腥	草
ぎょ Grade: 2	せい Hyōgai	そう Grade: 1
kan'on	kan'on	on'yomi

Noun

魚(ぎょ)腥(せい)草(そう) • (gyoseisō)

(traditional Chinese medicine) dried Houttuynia cordata used in medicine

See also

蕺草(ドクダミ) (dokudami)