八珍

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Chinese

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eight precious thing; treasure
trad. (八珍)
simp. #(八珍)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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八珍

  1. eight kinds of delicacies; (by extension) delicacies (in general)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) eight ingredients for tonifying qi and nourishing the blood: ginseng, rhizome of Atractylodes macrocephala, tuckahoe, licorice, dong quai, processed Rehmannia root, peony and chuanxiong

Derived terms

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Adjective

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八珍

  1. (Taiwan, of one's words and behaviour) indecent; immodest