夏枯草

Chinese

		summer; Xia (proper name)	withered; dried up	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (夏枯草)		夏	枯	草
simp. #(夏枯草)		夏	枯	草

Etymology

Literally, "summer-withering grass," so named because it is known to wither shortly after the summer solstice.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàkūcǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄨ ㄘㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa⁶ fu¹ cou²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hē-ko͘-chháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàkūcǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄨ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàkucǎo
    • Wade–Giles: hsia⁴-kʻu¹-tsʻao³
    • Yale: syà-kū-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahkutsao
    • Palladius: сякуцао (sjakucao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ kʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ fu¹ cou²
    • Yale: hah fū chóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ fu¹ tsou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ fu¹ cou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² fuː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hē-ko͘-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: hē-koo-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hexkozhao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /he²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /he⁴¹⁻²² kɔ³³ t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /he²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /he³³⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /he³³⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

Noun

夏枯草

1. common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夏	枯	草
か Grade: 2	こ Grade: S	そう Grade: 1
kan'on	kan'on	on'yomi

Noun

夏(か)枯(こ)草(そう) • (kakosō) 

1. (archaic) Synonym of 靫草 (utsubogusa, “common self-heal, Prunella vulgaris subsp. asiatica”)
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) flower spikes of self-heal used in medicine