仙茅
Chinese
| immortal | thatch | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (仙茅) | 仙 | 茅 | |
| simp. #(仙茅) | 仙 | 茅 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiānmáo
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sianmáo
- Wade–Giles: hsien1-mao2
- Yale: syān-máu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianmau
- Palladius: сяньмао (sjanʹmao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
仙茅
- rhizome of the curculigo (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat yang deficiency.)
Related terms
- 补益药 (bǔyìyào) (tonics in Chinese medicine)
- 药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine)
References
- 仙茅 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.
- http://www.nciku.com/