莨菪
Chinese
| Scopalia japonica maxin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (莨菪) |
莨 | 菪 | |
| alt. forms | 莨𦳝 莨蓎 莨𦿆 莨蕩／莨荡 蒗蓎 蒗蕩／蒗荡 䕞薚 䕞𦿆 | ||
Etymology
Perhaps transcription of a foreign term; compare Tibetan ལང་ཐང་རྩེ (lang thang rtse, “Hyoscyamus niger”).
In what is possibly a folk etymology, herbalist Li Shizhen explained the name as:
- From: The Compendium of Materia Medica [Bencao Gangmu], by Li Shizhen, 1578 CE
- Qí zǐ fú zhī, lìng rén kuángláng fàngdàng, gù míng. [Pinyin]
- Its seeds, when ingested, will make one deranged (kuanglang) and unrestrained (fangdang), hence the name.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
- Jyutping: long6 dong6
- Yale: lohng dohng
- Cantonese Pinyin: long6 dong6
- Guangdong Romanization: long6 dong6
- IPA (key): /lɔːŋ²² tɔːŋ²²/
- Homophones:
浪蕩／浪荡
莨菪
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
Noun
莨菪
Synonyms
- 天仙子 (tiānxiānzǐ)
Derived terms
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