菟絲子

Chinese

		dodder; cuscuta	silk; thread; trace	child; son; (noun suff.) child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
trad. (菟絲子)		菟	絲	子
simp. (菟丝子)		菟	丝	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tùsīzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou³ si¹ zi²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tùsīzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuhsytzyy
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰu⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou³ si¹ zi²
  - Yale: tou sī jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou³ si¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou³ xi¹ ji²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯³³ siː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

菟絲子

seed of the dodder (a seed used in traditional Chinese medicine.)

See also

補益藥／补益药 (bǔyìyào)
藥材／药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)

References

Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. ISBN 7-5357-1656-3.
http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
http://www1.dict.li

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