桂枝

Chinese

		Cinnamonum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.)	branch; (a measure word)
simp. and trad. (桂枝)		桂	枝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guìzhī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓ
Min Nan (POJ): kùi-ki

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guìzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyjy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guèijhih
  - IPA ^(key): /kweɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-ki
  - Tâi-lô: kuì-ki
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuie'ky
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

Noun

桂枝

twig of the cinnamon tree (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as a "stomach tonic".)

See also

解表药 ("superfices-syndrome" relieving materia medica in traditional Chinese medicine)
药材 (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)

References

桂枝 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. ISBN 7-5357-1656-3.
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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