石決明

See also: 石决明

Chinese

		rock; stone; 10 pecks	sicklepod; Chinese senna Senna obtusifolia or Senna tora, previously Cassia tora
trad. (石決明)		石	決明
simp. (石决明)		石	决明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shíjuémíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sek⁶ kyut³ ming⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chio̍h-koat-bêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shíjuémíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhjyuémíng
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-chüeh²-ming²
    • Yale: shŕ-jywé-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrjyueming
    • Palladius: шицзюэмин (šiczjuemin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sek⁶ kyut³ ming⁴
    • Yale: sehk kyut mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sek⁹ kyt⁸ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ség⁶ küd³ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛːk̚² kʰyːt̚³ mɪŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chio̍h-koat-bêng
    • Tâi-lô: tsio̍h-kuat-bîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cioiqkoatbeeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuat̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuat̚³²⁻⁵ biɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kuat̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuat̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²³/

Noun

石決明

1. abalone
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) shell of the abalone (used to treat hypertension)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鮑魚 (“abalone”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鰒
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鮑, 鰒, 鮑魚, 鰒魚
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	鮑魚
	Singapore	鮑魚
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	鮑魚
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鮑魚
	Hong Kong	鮑魚
	Taishan	鮑魚
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鮑魚
Gan	Nanchang	鮑魚
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鮑魚
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	鮑魚
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鮑魚
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	鮑魚
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	鮑魚
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	鮑魚
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鮑魚
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鮑魚
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鮑魚
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	鮑魚
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鮑魚
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鮑魚
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鮑魚
Southern Min	Xiamen	石決明
	Zhao'an	鮑魚
	Dongshan	牛眉
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	鮑魚
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	鮑魚
	Kaohsiung	鮑魚
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	鮑魚
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	鮑魚
	Yilan (Toucheng)	鮑魚
	Tainan	鮑魚
	Tainan (Anping)	鮑魚
	Penghu (Xiyu)	鮑魚
	Penang (Hokkien)	鮑魚
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鮑魚
	Manila (Hokkien)	鮑魚
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	鮑魚
	Jieyang	鮑魚
	Haifeng	鮑魚
	Singapore (Hainanese)	鮑魚
Puxian Min	Putian	鮑魚
Wu	Shanghai	鮑魚
	Wenzhou	鮑魚

See also

• 平肝藥／平肝药 (pínggān yào, “'liver-calming' medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine”)
• 藥材／药材 (yàocái, “medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine”)