使君子

Chinese

		provincial governor; governor of a zhou	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (使君子)		使君	子

Etymology

So named as it was used by 郭使君 (a provincial governor with surname Guo) in Panzhou (潘州) as a medicine for children.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shǐjūnzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
Min Nan (POJ): sú-kun-chú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǐjūnzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄐㄩㄣㄗˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyjiuntzyy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhjyunzǐh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sú-kun-chú
  - Tâi-lô: sú-kun-tsú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sw'kunzuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

使君子

(traditional Chinese medicine) fruit of the Chinese honeysuckle (Combretum indicum)

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