孩兒參

Chinese

		child; son	ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform
trad. (孩兒參)		孩兒	參
simp. (孩儿参)		孩儿	参

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hái'érshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hái'érshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hái-érshen
    • Wade–Giles: hai²-êrh²-shên¹
    • Yale: hái-ér-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hairerlshen
    • Palladius: хайэршэнь (xajɛršɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

Noun

孩兒參

1. root of the false starwort, Pseudostellaria heterophylla (An adaptogenic herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to improve "yin" and "qi" energies, and to treat "dryness" of the lungs.)

Synonyms

• 太子参 (tàizǐshēn)

See also

• 补益药 (bǔyìyào)
• 药材 (yàocái)

References

• 孩儿参 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.