珍珠草

Chinese

		pearl; tapioca pearl	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (珍珠草)		珍珠	草
simp. #(珍珠草)		珍珠	草

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chin-chu-chháu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chin-chu-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: tsin-tsu-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cinzuzhao
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

珍珠草

1. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) chamber bitter (Phyllanthus urinaria)

Synonyms

• 葉下珠／叶下珠 (yèxiàzhū)
• 夜合草 (yèhécǎo)
• (Hokkien) 水油柑, 箬下珠, 夜合珠, 五時合／五时合