萆薢

Chinese

		castor seed	woody climbing plant
trad. (萆薢)		萆	薢
simp. #(萆薢)		萆	薢

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìxiè, bēixiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ, ㄅㄟ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìxiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìsiè
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-hsieh⁴
    • Yale: bì-syè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihshieh
    • Palladius: бисе (bise)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēixiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beisiè
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹-hsieh⁴
    • Yale: bēi-syè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beishieh
    • Palladius: бэйсе (bɛjse)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

Note: The Xiandai hanyu cidian cidian provides bìxiè, while the Xiandai hanyu guifan cidian provides bēixiè.

Noun

萆薢

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) rhizome of Dioscorea septemloba (used in traditional Chinese medicine to reduce inflammation and to treat arthritis)

Synonyms

• 竹木 (zhúmù)