番瀉葉

See also: 番泻叶

Chinese

		(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name	to flow (out) swiftly; diarrhoea	leaf; page
trad. (番瀉葉)		番	瀉	葉
simp. (番泻叶)		番	泻	叶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fānxièyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fānxièyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fansièyè
    • Wade–Giles: fan¹-hsieh⁴-yeh⁴
    • Yale: fān-syè-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanshiehyeh
    • Palladius: фаньсее (fanʹseje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

Noun

番瀉葉

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) leaf of the Senna, usually Chinese senna (Senna obtusifolia), used to treat constipation and flatulence.

See also

• 藥材／药材 (yàocái, “medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine”)