蛇舌草

Chinese

		snake; serpent	tongue	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (蛇舌草)		蛇	舌	草
simp. #(蛇舌草)		蛇	舌	草

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chôa-chi̍h-chháu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chôa-chi̍h-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: tsuâ-tsi̍h-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoaciqzhao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sua²⁴⁻²² t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sua¹³⁻²² t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sua²⁴⁻²² t͡si(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

蛇舌草

1. (Southern Min) Hedyotis diffusa (syn. Oldenlandia diffusa) (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat infections and to reduce "heat".)

Synonyms

• 白花蛇舌草 (báihuāshéshécǎo)
• 矮腳白花蛇利草／矮脚白花蛇利草 (ǎijiǎo báihuā shélìcǎo)
• (Hokkien) 蛇舌癀