五味子

Chinese

		the five flavours; all sorts of flavours	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (五味子)		五味	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔwèizǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ mei⁶ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔwèizǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔwèizǐh
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-wei⁴-tzŭ³
    • Yale: wǔ-wèi-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuweytzyy
    • Palladius: увэйцзы (uvɛjczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ mei⁶ zi²
    • Yale: ńgh meih jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ mei⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ méi⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ mei̯²² t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

五味子

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) Schisandra chinensis, a medicinal herb whose berries are used in traditional Chinese medicine

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	味	子
ご Grade: 1	み Grade: 3	し Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

五(ご)味(み)子(し) • (gomishi) 

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried berries of Schisandra chinensis

See also

• 朝鮮五味子(ちょうせんごみし) (Chōsen gomishi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
五	味	子

Noun

五味子 • (omija) (hangeul 오미자)

1. hanja form^? of 오미자 (“schisandra”)