五根草

Chinese

		five	radical (chem.); root; basis	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (五根草)		五	根	草
simp. #(五根草)		五	根	草

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gǒ͘-kun-chháu / gō͘-kun-chháu / gō͘-kin-chháu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gǒ͘-kun-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: gǒo-kun-tsháu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ²² kun³³ t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-kun-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-kun-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxkunzhao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gō͘-kin-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: gōo-kin-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goxkinzhao
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

五根草

1. (Southern Min) seed of the Plantago asiatica (a seed used in traditional Chinese medicine to reduce "damp-heat" and treat sexual dysfunction)

Synonyms

• 車前子／车前子 (chēqiánzǐ)