羌活

Chinese

		educated; name of a tribe; strong	to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
simp. and trad. (羌活)		羌	活

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiānghuó

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤㄏㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goeng¹ wut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qiānghuó
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤㄏㄨㄛˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianghwo
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: goeng¹ wut⁶
  - Yale: gēung wuht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goeng¹ wut⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêng¹ wud⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ wuːt̚²/
  - Homophones:
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    羌活
    薑活／姜活

Noun

羌活

rhizome of the Notopterygium (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat "wind-cold" symptoms.)

Synonyms

薑活／姜活 (jiānghuó)

References

羌活 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.
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

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