芒硝

芒硝

Chinese

		Miscanthus sinensis	saltpeter; to tan (leather)
simp. and trad. (芒硝)		芒	硝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mángxiāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠ

• Min Nan (POJ): bông-siau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: mángxiāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mangshiau
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mángsiao
    • IPA ^(key): /mɑŋ³⁵ ɕjɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bông-siau
    • Tâi-lô: bông-siau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bongsiaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕiaʊ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕiaʊ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² ɕiaʊ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiaʊ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔŋ²³⁻³³ ɕiaʊ⁴⁴/

Noun

芒硝

1. mirabilite (A mineral used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat mouth ulcers, conjunctivitis, sore throat, and breast tumor.)

References

• 芒硝 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• http://www.trade.gov.bt/administration/mktbriefs/10.pdf
• http://www.koreantk.com/en/m_sta/med_stat_search.jsp?searchGbn=statis
• http://www1.dict.li/ and http://www.nciku.com/