中藥

See also: 中药

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (中藥)		中	藥
simp. (中药)		中	药

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ joek⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-io̍h

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dong¹ ioh⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongyào
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-yao⁴
    • Yale: jūng-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongyaw
    • Palladius: чжунъяо (čžunʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zung¹ joek⁶
    • Yale: jūng yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ yêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jœːk̚²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 中藥／中药 舂藥／舂药

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-io̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tiong-io̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diong'ioih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ ioʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ioʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dong¹ ioh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong io̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ³³⁻²³ ioʔ⁴/

Noun

中藥

1. medicinal materials or materia medica in traditional Chinese medicine, including herbs, minerals and other non-plant-based materials

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 咱人藥／咱人药

Derived terms

• 中醫藥／中医药 (zhōngyīyào)
• 科學中藥／科学中药 (kēxué zhōngyào)

 

See also

• 藥／药 (yào)
• 藥材／药材 (yàocái)
• 藥品／药品 (yàopǐn)
• 藥物／药物 (yàowù)