魚臊草

Chinese

		aquatic product; seafood	grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
trad. (魚臊草)		魚臊	草
simp. (鱼臊草)		鱼臊	草

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hîr-chho-chháu / hî-chho-chháu

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hîr-chho-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: hîr-tsho-tsháu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰo³³ t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hî-chho-chháu
    • Tâi-lô: hî-tsho-tsháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hizhoizhao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hi²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰo⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

Noun

魚臊草

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) Houttuynia cordata (an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat boils and to reduce "damp-heat")

Synonyms

• 蕺菜 (jícài)
• 蕺 (jí)
• 魚腥草／鱼腥草 (yúxīngcǎo)
• (Hokkien) 臭臊草, 竹茶, 狗貼耳／狗贴耳