阿仙藥

Chinese

		phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	immortal	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (阿仙藥)		阿	仙	藥
simp. (阿仙药)		阿	仙	药

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āxiānyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ sin¹ joek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āxiānyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: asianyào
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-hsien¹-yao⁴
    • Yale: ā-syān-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ashianyaw
    • Palladius: асяньяо (asjanʹjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa³ sin¹ joek⁶
    • Yale: a sīn yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ sin¹ joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: a³ xin¹ yêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³ siːn⁵⁵ jœːk̚²/

Noun

阿仙藥

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) gambier

Synonyms

• 柑仔蜜
• 方兒茶／方儿茶 (fāng-érchá)

References

• 阿仙藥, Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (重編國語辭典修定本)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
阿	仙	藥
あ Jinmeiyō	せん Grade: S	やく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

阿(あ)仙(せん)藥(やく) • (asen'yaku) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 阿仙薬: gambier (extract of Uncaria gambir used in traditional medicine)