桑螵蛸

Chinese

		mulberry tree	egg-case of the praying mantis; cuttlebone
trad. (桑螵蛸)		桑	螵蛸
simp. #(桑螵蛸)		桑	螵蛸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāngpiāoxiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄤ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāngpiāoxiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄤ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sangpiaosiao
    • Wade–Giles: sang¹-pʻiao¹-hsiao¹
    • Yale: sāng-pyāu-syāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sangpiaushiau
    • Palladius: санпяосяо (sanpjaosjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

桑螵蛸

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) egg-case of the mantis that is on the mulberry tree