高莨薑

See also: 高莨姜

Chinese

		high; tall	Scopalia japonica maxin	ginger
trad. (高莨薑)		高	莨	薑
simp. (高莨姜)		高	莨	姜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāolàngjiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄌㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāolàngjiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄌㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaolàngjiang
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-lang⁴-chiang¹
    • Yale: gāu-làng-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaulanqjiang
    • Palladius: гаоланцзян (gaolanczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

高莨薑

1. rhizome of the galangal. (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as an antibiotic; to warm the stomach, and to improve digestion.)
2. Alpinia galanga
3. Zingiberaceae

Synonyms

• 高良薑／高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng)

See also

• 補益藥／补益药 (bǔyìyào)
• 藥材／药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials of traditional Chinese medicine)

References

• Wiseman, Nigel (1995) English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine, →ISBN
• https://web.archive.org/web/20041119060938/http://sun.ars-grin.gov:8080/npgspub/xsql/duke/plantdisp.xsql?taxon=60