豬苓
See also: 猪苓
Chinese
| hog; pig; swine | fungus; tuber | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (豬苓) | 豬 | 苓 | |
| simp. (猪苓) | 猪 | 苓 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhūlíng
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄌㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhulíng
- Wade–Giles: chu1-ling2
- Yale: jū-líng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juling
- Palladius: чжулин (čžulin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
豬苓
- Polyporus umbellatus (a medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat boils and tumors, and to "induce diuresis and excrete dampness")
See also
- 利湿药 (lìshīyào) ("dampness-eliminating" medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
- 药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)
References
- 豬苓 / 猪苓 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.