徐長卿

徐長卿

Chinese

		slow; gentle; surname	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop	(old) minister; (old) term of endearment between spouses; thou (poet.)
trad. (徐長卿)		徐	長	卿
simp. (徐长卿)		徐	长	卿

Etymology

Named after physician 徐長卿 (Xu Changqing) who used to apply this herb to treat rare diseases (Bencao Gangmu).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xúchángqīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi⁴ coeng⁴ hing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúchángqīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syúchángcing
    • Wade–Giles: hsü²-chʻang²-chʻing¹
    • Yale: syú-cháng-chīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyucharngching
    • Palladius: сюйчанцин (sjujčancin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi⁴ coeng⁴ hing¹
    • Yale: chèuih chèuhng hīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey⁴ tsoeng⁴ hing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu⁴ cêng⁴ hing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯²¹ t͡ʃʰœːŋ²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

徐長卿

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) Cynanchum paniculatum

Synonyms

• (Min Nan) 寮刁竹, 觀音竹／观音竹 (guānyīnzhú), 柳枝癀