荊芥

See also: 荆芥

Chinese

		thorns; brambles	Brassica juncea
trad. (荊芥/荆芥)		荊/荆	芥
simp. (荆芥)		荆	芥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngjiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ gaai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngjiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingjiè
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-chieh⁴
    • Yale: jīng-jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjieh
    • Palladius: цзинцзе (czincze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ gaai³
    • Yale: gīng gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³/

Noun

荊芥

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) Schizonepeta

Derived terms

• 土荊芥／土荆芥 (tǔjīngjiè)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
荊	芥
けい Hyōgaiji	かい > がい Jinmeiyō
kan’on

Noun

荊(けい)芥(がい) or 荊芥(ケイガイ) • (keigai) 

1. Schizonepeta tenuifolia

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).