白薇

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	Osmunda regalis
trad. (白薇)		白	薇
simp. ^#(白薇)		白	薇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báiwēi, báiwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄨㄟ, ㄅㄞˊ ㄨㄟˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báiwēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiwei
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-wei¹
  - Yale: bái-wēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairuei
  - Palladius: байвэй (bajvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báiwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báiwéi
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-wei²
  - Yale: bái-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairwei
  - Palladius: байвэй (bajvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

白薇

root of swallowwort (Cynanchum atratum) (a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat snake-bite, sore throat and to reduce "damp-heat".)

References

白薇 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
http://www.nciku.com/
Cynanchum+atratum at The Plant List