三七
Chinese
| three | seven | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三七) | 三 | 七 | |
| simp. #(三七) | 三 | 七 | |
Etymology
From 三 (sān, “three”) + 七 (qī, “seven”), because of the plant's tendency to grow three petioles with seven leaflets each. It is also traditionally grown in 3 parts sunlight and 7 parts shade, and harvested 3 to 7 years after maturity, but these are likely traditions based on the name (Fruehauf, 2014).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sānqī
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanci
- Wade–Giles: san1-chʻi1
- Yale: sān-chī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanchi
- Palladius: саньци (sanʹci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 cat1
- Yale: sāam chāt
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 tsat7
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 ced1
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-chhit
- Tâi-lô: sam-tshit
- Phofsit Daibuun: samchid
- IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰit̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰit̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Noun
三七
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 三七 (“notoginseng”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 三七, 田七 | |
| Taxonomic name | 三七 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 田七 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 三七 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 田七 |