苦參

Chinese

		bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform
trad. (苦參)		苦	參
simp. (苦参)		苦	参

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǔshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄕㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǔshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǔshen
    • Wade–Giles: kʻu³-shên¹
    • Yale: kǔ-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuushen
    • Palladius: кушэнь (kušɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

Noun

苦參

1. root of shrubby sophora (Sophora flavescens) (A root used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat infections and skin diseases.)