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

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–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi⁴ coeng⁴ hing¹
  - Yale: chèuih chèuhng hīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey⁴ tsoeng⁴ hing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu⁴ cêng⁴ hing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

徐長卿

(traditional Chinese medicine) Cynanchum paniculatum

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 寮刁竹, 觀音竹／观音竹 (guānyīnzhú), 柳枝癀

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