薤白

Chinese

		Allium bakeri; shallot; scallion	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
simp. and trad. (薤白)		薤	白

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xièbái

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: xièbái
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄞˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehbair
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

薤白

1. macrostem onion (Allium macrostemon) (a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)

References

• 薤白 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. ISBN 7-5357-1656-3.
• http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
• http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
• http://www1.dict.li