方兒茶

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	Senegalia catechu
trad. (方兒茶)		方	兒茶
simp. (方儿茶)		方	儿茶

Etymology

方 (“square”) +‎ 兒茶／儿茶 (érchá), in reference to the relatively angular cross-section of its stems.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāng-érchá

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄦˊ ㄔㄚˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ ji⁴ caa⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fāng-érchá
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄦˊ ㄔㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fang-érchá
    • Wade–Giles: fang¹-êrh²-chʻa²
    • Yale: fāng-ér-chá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangerlchar
    • Palladius: фанъэрча (fanʺerča)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong¹ ji⁴ caa⁴
    • Yale: fōng yìh chàh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ ji⁴ tsaa⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ yi⁴ ca⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sʰaː²¹/

Noun

方兒茶

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) gambier
2. (botany) gambier, Uncaria gambir

Synonyms

• 柑仔蜜
• 阿仙藥／阿仙药 (āxiānyào)