苦荼

Chinese

		bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	Sonchus oleraceus
trad. (苦荼)		苦	荼
simp. #(苦荼)		苦	荼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǔtú

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄊㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǔtú
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄊㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǔtú
    • Wade–Giles: kʻu³-tʻu²
    • Yale: kǔ-tú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuutwu
    • Palladius: куту (kutu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu³⁵/

Noun

苦荼

1. (literary) bitter tea
2. (literary) bitter vegetable

Synonyms

• (bitter vegetable): 苦菜 (kǔcài)