白芷

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	angelica (type of iris; plant root used for medicine)
trad. (白芷)		白	芷
simp. #(白芷)		白	芷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báizhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báizhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báijhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-chih³
    • Yale: bái-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairjyy
    • Palladius: байчжи (bajčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 白紙／白纸 白芷

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: baak⁶ zi²
    • Yale: baahk jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² t͡siː³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 白子 白紙／白纸 白芷

Noun

白芷

1. Angelica dahurica
2. the root of the Angelica dahurica (a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat "wind-cold" symptoms)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (白芷):

• → Japanese: 白芷(びゃくし) (byakushi)
• → Korean: 백지(白芷) (baekji)
• → Vietnamese: bạch chỉ (白芷)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白	芷
びゃく Grade: 1	し Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) びゃ​くし [byáꜜkùshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

白(びゃく)芷(し) or 白芷(ビャクシ) • (byakushi) 

1. Angelica dahurica, additionally, its root used in traditional Chinese medicine
2. Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum

Synonyms

• (Angelica dahurica): 鎧草(よろいぐさ) (yoroigusa)
• (Heracleum sphondylium var. nipponicum): 花独活(はなうど) (hanaudo)

Korean

Hanja in this term
白	芷

Noun

白芷 • (baekji) (hangeul 백지)

1. Hanja form^? of 백지 (“root of Angelica dahurica used in traditional Chinese medicine”).