何首烏

何首烏

See also: 何首乌

Chinese

		carry; what; how carry; what; how; why; which	species}}
trad. (何首烏)		何	首烏
simp. (何首乌)		何	首乌

Etymology

Named after 何首烏 (Hé Shǒuwū), originally called 何田兒 (Hé Tián'ér), who is reported to have discovered the plant in year 813.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): héshǒuwū

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ sau² wu¹
• Min Nan (POJ): hô-siú-o͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: héshǒuwū
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hershoouu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: héshǒuwu
    • IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ho⁴ sau² wu¹
    • Yale: hòh sáu wū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ sau² wu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ seo² wu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ wuː⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô-siú-o͘
    • Tâi-lô: hô-siú-oo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoisiwof
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ho²⁴⁻²² ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ho²⁴⁻²² ɕiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ho¹³⁻²² ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ho²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɤ²³⁻³³ ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

何首烏

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) Fallopia multiflora