白薇

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	Osmunda regalis
trad. (白薇)		白	薇
simp. #(白薇)		白	薇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báiwēi

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄨㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báiwēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báiwei
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-wei¹
    • Yale: bái-wēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairuei
    • Palladius: байвэй (bajvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

白薇

1. root of swallowwort (Cynanchum atratum) (a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat snake-bite, sore throat and to reduce "damp-heat".)

References

• 白薇 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• http://www.nciku.com/
• Cynanchum+atratum at The Plant List