西洋參

Chinese

		the Western world; the West; Western Seas	ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform
trad. (西洋參/西洋蔘)		西洋	參/蔘
simp. (西洋参)		西洋	参

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīyángshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai¹ joeng⁴ sam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīyángshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˊ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siyángshen
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-yang²-shên¹
    • Yale: syī-yáng-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiyangshen
    • Palladius: сияншэнь (sijanšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai¹ joeng⁴ sam¹
    • Yale: sāi yèuhng sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai¹ joeng⁴ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei¹ yêng⁴ sem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

西洋參

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 西洋參 (“American ginseng”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		西洋參
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	西洋參, 花旗參, 粉光參
	Singapore	洋參, 泡參
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	洋參
Cantonese	Guangzhou	花旗參, 西洋參, 洋參
	Hong Kong	花旗參
	Taishan	花旗參
	Dongguan	花旗參, 西洋參
Huizhou	Jixi	西洋參
Northern Min	Jian'ou	洋參
Southern Min	Xiamen	洋參
	Quanzhou	洋參
	Haifeng	洋參
Wu	Hangzhou	花旗參
	Jinhua	西洋參

See also

• 補益藥／补益药 (bǔyìyào)
• 藥材／药材 (yàocái)