鴨跖草

See also: 鸭跖草

Chinese

		duck	sole of foot	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (鴨跖草)		鴨	跖	草
simp. (鸭跖草)		鸭	跖	草

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yāzhícǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚㄓˊ ㄘㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aap³ zek³ cou²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ah-chiah-chháu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yāzhícǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚㄓˊ ㄘㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yajhíhcǎo
  - Wade–Giles: ya¹-chih²-tsʻao³
  - Yale: yā-jŕ-tsǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iajyrtsao
  - Palladius: ячжицао (jačžicao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aap³ zek³ cou²
  - Yale: aap jek chóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aap⁸ dzek⁸ tsou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ab³ zég³ cou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːp̚³ t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ah-chiah-chháu
  - Tâi-lô: ah-tsiah-tsháu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ahciahzhao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

鴨跖草

Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
(traditional Chinese medicine) Cyanotis arachnoidea (used to reduce "heat" & "fire")

Synonyms

露水草 (lùshuǐcǎo)
(Hokkien) 雞舌紅／鸡舌红

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鴨	跖	草
おう Jinmeiyō	せき Hyōgai	そう Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi	on'yomi

Noun

鴨(おう)跖(せき)草(そう) • (ōsekisō) ^{←あふせきさう (afusekisau)^?}

synonym of 露草 (tsuyukusa, “Asiatic dayflower, Commelina communis”)
dried flowers of Asiatic dayflower used in Japanese herbal medicine