馬先蒿
Chinese
edithorse; surname | phonetic | wormwood | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
trad. (馬先蒿) | 馬 | 先 | 蒿 | |
simp. (马先蒿) | 马 | 先 | 蒿 |
Etymology
editAccording to Bencao Gangmu, the plant is so named because its smell is akin to that of the horse dung (馬矢). The second character 先 is a corruption of 矢.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎsianhao
- Wade–Giles: ma3-hsien1-hao1
- Yale: mǎ-syān-hāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maashianhau
- Palladius: масяньхао (masjanʹxao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
edit馬先蒿