"冬蟲夏草" meaning in Chinese

See 冬蟲夏草 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /tʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ haː²² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɔŋ²³ ha³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤ⁴¹/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, IPA, Kaohsiung], /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ²⁴ ha²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰo⁵³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, IPA], /tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɔŋ²⁴ ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰo⁵³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen, IPA, Taipei], /taŋ³³⁻²³ tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ he¹¹ t͡sʰau⁵²/ [Min-Nan, Teochew, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 冬虫夏草 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: Compare the similarly-structured Tibetan word དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ (dbyar rtswa dgun 'bu). Etymology templates: {{cog|bo|-}} Tibetan Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 冬蟲夏草
  1. caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) Synonyms: 蟲草 (chóngcǎo), 虫草 (chóngcǎo), 冬蟲草 (dōngchóngcǎo), 冬虫草 (dōngchóngcǎo)
    Sense id: en-冬蟲夏草-zh-noun-HvmKqng6 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fungi

Alternative forms

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      ],
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      "zh_pron": "dang¹ tang⁵ hê⁷ cao²"
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        "POJ"
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      "zh_pron": "дунчунсяцао"
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    {
      "roman": "chóngcǎo",
      "word": "蟲草"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chóngcǎo",
      "word": "虫草"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngchóngcǎo",
      "word": "冬蟲草"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dōngchóngcǎo",
      "word": "冬虫草"
    }
  ],
  "word": "冬蟲夏草"
}

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