刺莧

Chinese

		thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder	Amarantus mangostanus
trad. (刺莧)		刺	莧
simp. (刺苋)		刺	苋

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhì-hiān

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhì-hiān
    • Tâi-lô: tshì-hiān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chie'hien
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ hiɛn²²/

Noun

刺莧

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) wild form of edible amaranth (with thorns in the stem, used as pig feed)