lingzhi

See also: língzhī

English

Alternative forms

• lingchih (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 靈芝 / 灵芝 (língzhī). Doublet of reishi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪŋt͡ʃi/, /ˈlɪŋd͡ʒi/, /ˈlɪŋd͡ʒə/, enPR: lǐngʹjûʹ

Noun

lingzhi

1. A medicinal mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine, Ganoderma lucidum and other closely related mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.

Translations

mushroom

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Atayal: pacing
• Chinese:

  Hokkien: 靈芝 / 灵芝 (lêng-chi)

  Mandarin: 靈芝 / 灵芝 (zh) (língzhī)

• Finnish: lakkakääpä, reishi
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 霊芝 (ja) (れいし, reishi)
• Korean: 영지(靈芝) (ko) (yeongji)
• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: nấm linh chi