황련

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 黃連.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwangnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwanglyeon
McCune–Reischauer?hwangnyŏn
Yale Romanization?hwanglyen

Noun

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황련 (hwangnyeon) (hanja 黃連)

  1. Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) the rhizome of the Chinese goldthread