阿仙藥

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	immortal	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (阿仙藥)		阿	仙	藥
simp. (阿仙药)		阿	仙	药

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): āxiānyào

(Zhuyin): ㄚㄒㄧㄢㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ sin¹ joek⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: āxiānyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄚㄒㄧㄢㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: asianyào
  - Wade–Giles: a¹-hsien¹-yao⁴
  - Yale: ā-syān-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ashianyaw
  - Palladius: асяньяо (asjanʹjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³ sin¹ joek⁶
  - Yale: a sīn yeuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ sin¹ joek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ xin¹ yêg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ siːn⁵⁵ jœːk̚²/

Noun

阿仙藥

(traditional Chinese medicine) gambier

Synonyms

柑仔蜜
方兒茶 / 方儿茶 (fāng-érchá)

References

“阿仙藥”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	仙	藥
あ Jinmeiyō	せん Grade: S	やく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

阿(あ)仙(せん)藥(やく) • (asen'yaku)

Kyūjitai form of 阿仙薬: gambier (extract of Uncaria gambir used in traditional medicine)