麥門冬
See also: 麦门冬
Chinese
| wheat; barley; oats | opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division |
winter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (麥門冬) | 麥 | 門 | 冬 | |
| simp. (麦门冬) | 麦 | 门 | 冬 | |
| alternative forms | 麥文冬／麦文冬 Hokkien | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): be̍k-bûn-tong / be̍h-bûn-tong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: màiméndōng
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: màiméndong
- Wade–Giles: mai4-mên2-tung1
- Yale: mài-mén-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maymendong
- Palladius: маймэньдун (majmɛnʹdun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ mən³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍k-bûn-tong
- Tâi-lô: bi̍k-bûn-tong
- Phofsit Daibuun: begbundofng
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² bun²³⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² bun²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍h-bûn-tong
- Tâi-lô: be̍h-bûn-tong
- Phofsit Daibuun: beqbundofng
- IPA (Taipei): /be(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bun²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun²³⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
麥門冬
- the root of the dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus) (an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat "yin" deficiency)