穿心蓮

See also: 穿心莲

Chinese

		to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread	heart; mind	lotus
trad. (穿心蓮)		穿	心	蓮
simp. (穿心莲)		穿	心	莲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chuānxīnlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun¹ sam¹ lin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chuānxīnlián
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuansinlián
    • Wade–Giles: chʻuan¹-hsin¹-lien²
    • Yale: chwān-syīn-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuanshinlian
    • Palladius: чуаньсиньлянь (čuanʹsinʹljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cyun¹ sam¹ lin⁴
    • Yale: chyūn sām lìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn¹ sam¹ lin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qun¹ sem¹ lin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ liːn²¹/

Noun

穿心蓮

1. Andrographis paniculata (an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat mouth ulcers, and to reduce "heat")

Synonyms

• 一見喜／一见喜
• 川心蓮／川心莲
• 欖心蓮／榄心莲
• (Hokkien) 萬病仙草／万病仙草, 百病草

Derived terms

• 穿心蓮內酯／穿心莲内酯 (chuānxīnlián nèizhǐ)