芍藥

See also: 芍药 and 芍薬

Chinese

	Paeonia albiflora	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (芍藥)	芍	藥
simp. (芍药)	芍	药
alternative forms	勺藥／勺药

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sháoyao, sháoyào

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˊ ˙ㄧㄠ, ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): coek³ joek⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chiok-io̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): ciag⁴ iag⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸zaq-yaq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sháoyao
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ˙ㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sháoyåo
  - Wade–Giles: shao²-yao⁵
  - Yale: sháu-yau
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaur.iau
  - Palladius: шаояо (šaojao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sháoyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sháoyào
  - Wade–Giles: shao²-yao⁴
  - Yale: sháu-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shauryaw
  - Palladius: шаояо (šaojao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: coek³ joek⁶
  - Yale: cheuk yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoek⁸ joek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêg³ yêg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːk̚³ jœːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-io̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsiok-io̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciok'iok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁵ iɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ciag⁴ iag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiak ia̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiak̚²⁻⁴ iak̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zaq-yaq
  - MiniDict: zah^入 yah
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zaq-hhiaq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zaʔ¹¹ ɦiaʔ²³/

Middle Chinese: dzyak|trjak yak

Rime
Character	芍	芍	藥
Reading #	2/5	4/5	1/1
Initial (聲)	常 (25)	知 (9)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	藥 (107)	藥 (107)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	市若切	張略切	以灼切
Baxter	dzyak	trjak	yak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/d͡ʑɨɐk̚/	/ʈɨɐk̚/	/jɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/d͡ʑiɐk̚/	/ʈiɐk̚/	/jiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/d͡ʑiɑk̚/	/ȶiɑk̚/	/iɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/d͡ʑɨak̚/	/ʈɨak̚/	/jɨak̚/
Li Rong	/ʑiak̚/	/ȶiak̚/	/iak̚/
Wang Li	/ʑĭak̚/	/ȶĭak̚/	/jĭak̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʑi̯ak̚/	/ȶi̯ak̚/	/i̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shuó	zhuo	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	soek⁶	zoek³	joek⁶

Noun

芍藥

Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
(literary, figurative) affection between man and woman; romance

Derived terms

木芍藥 / 木芍药
白芍藥 / 白芍药
芍藥花 / 芍药花
赤芍藥 / 赤芍药

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (芍藥):

→ Japanese: 芍(しゃく)薬(やく) (shakuyaku)
→ Korean: 작약(芍藥) (jagyak)
→ Vietnamese: thược dược (芍藥)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 芍藥 – see 勺藥 (“a blend of various seasonings”). (This term is a variant form of 勺藥).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
芍	藥
しゃく Hyōgai	やく Jinmeiyō
kan'on	on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 芍藥 – see the following entry.

【芍薬しゃくやく】

[noun] Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora

[noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of Paeonia lactiflora used in medicine

Alternative spellings
勺薬, シャクヤク

(This term, 芍藥, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
芍	藥

Noun

芍藥 • (jagyak) (hangeul 작약)

hanja form^? of 작약

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
芍	藥

Noun

芍藥

chữ Hán form of thược dược (“dahlia”)