荊芥

See also: 荆芥

Chinese

		thorns; brambles	Brassica juncea
trad. (荊芥/荆芥)		荊/荆	芥
simp. (荆芥)		荆	芥

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngjiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ gaai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngjiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingjiè
    • Wade–Giles: ching¹-chieh⁴
    • Yale: jīng-jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingjieh
    • Palladius: цзинцзе (czincze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ gaai³
    • Yale: gīng gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ kaːi̯³³/

Noun

荊芥

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) Schizonepeta

Derived terms

• 土荊芥／土荆芥 (tǔjīngjiè)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
荊	芥
けい Hyōgai	かい > がい Jinmeiyō
kan'on

Noun

荊(けい)芥(がい) or 荊芥(ケイガイ) • (keigai) 

1. Schizonepeta tenuifolia
2. (traditional Chinese medicine) flower spikes of Schizonepeta tenuifolia used in medicine

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).