川貝母
See also: 川贝母
Chinese
river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) |
cowries; shell; valuables cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish |
female; mother | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (川貝母) | 川 | 貝 | 母 | |
| simp. (川贝母) | 川 | 贝 | 母 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chuānbèimǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢ ㄅㄟˋ ㄇㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuanbèimǔ
- Wade–Giles: chʻuan1-pei4-mu3
- Yale: chwān-bèi-mǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuanbeymuu
- Palladius: чуаньбэйму (čuanʹbɛjmu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cyun1 bui3 mou5
- Yale: chyūn bui móuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn1 bui3 mou5
- Guangdong Romanization: qun1 bui3 mou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ puːi̯³³ mou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
川貝母
- (traditional Chinese medicine) bulb of the Sichuan fritillary (Fritillaria sichuanica), used in traditional Chinese medicine to reduce phlegm.
References
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.