薏苡仁

薏苡仁

Chinese

		Job's tears	humane; kernel
trad. (薏苡仁)		薏苡	仁
simp. #(薏苡仁)		薏苡	仁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìyǐrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji³ ji⁵ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yìyǐrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧˇ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyyiren
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji³ ji⁵ jan⁴
    • Yale: yi yíh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ ji⁵ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi³ yi⁵ yen⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ jiː¹³ jɐn²¹/

Noun

薏苡仁

1. seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) (believed to be able to treat afflictions such as urinary tract infections)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
薏	苡	仁
よく Hyōgaiji	い Hyōgaiji	にん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [jo̞kɯ̟ᵝiɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

薏苡仁 (hiragana よくいにん, rōmaji yokuinin)

1. seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) (believed to be able to treat afflictions such as urinary tract infections)