鴨跖草

See also: 鸭跖草

Chinese

		duck	sole of foot	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (鴨跖草)		鴨	跖	草
simp. (鸭跖草)		鸭	跖	草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāzhícǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ ㄓˊ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aap³ zek³ cou²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ah-chiah-chháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāzhícǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄓˊ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yajhíhcǎo
    • Wade–Giles: ya¹-chih²-tsʻao³
    • Yale: yā-jŕ-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iajyrtsao
    • Palladius: ячжицао (jačžicao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aap³ zek³ cou²
    • Yale: aap jek chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aap⁸ dzek⁸ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ab³ zég³ cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːp̚³ t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ah-chiah-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: ah-tsiah-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ahciahzhao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

鴨跖草

1. Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) Cyanotis arachnoidea (used to reduce "heat" & "fire")

Synonyms

• 露水草 (lùshǔicǎo)
• (Hokkien) 雞舌紅／鸡舌红