苦草

Chinese

		bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (苦草)		苦	草
simp. #(苦草)		苦	草

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khó͘-chháu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: khóo-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qofzhao
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

苦草

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Andrographis paniculata, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat mouth ulcers, and to reduce "heat"

Synonyms

• 穿心蓮／穿心莲 (chuānxīnlián)
• 一見喜／一见喜 (yījiànxǐ)
• 欖核蓮／榄核莲
• 苦膽草／苦胆草
• 印度草
• 四方蓮／四方莲
• (Hokkien) 萬病仙草／万病仙草, 百病草

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苦	草
にが Grade: 3	くさ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

苦(にが)草(くさ) or 苦草(ニガクサ) • (nigakusa) 

1. Teucrium japonicum, a species of germander

Usage notes

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
苦	草

Noun

苦草 • (gocho) (hangeul 고초)

1. hanja form^? of 고초