"玉竹" meaning in Chinese

See 玉竹 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /jʊk̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 玉竹
  1. Polygonatum odoratum (a species of flowering plant used as a medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine) Synonyms: 萎蕤 (wěiruí), 葳蕤 (wēiruí) Hypernyms: 補益藥 (bǔyìyào), 补益药 (bǔyìyào), 藥材 (yàocái), 药材 (yàocái) Derived forms: 海玉竹 (hǎiyùzhú), 甜玉竹 (tiányùzhú)
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      ],
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          "roman": "bǔyìyào",
          "word": "補益藥"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǔyìyào",
          "word": "补益药"
        },
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          "roman": "yàocái",
          "word": "藥材"
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          "roman": "wěiruí",
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      "zh_pron": "ㄩˋ ㄓㄨˊ"
    },
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      ],
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    },
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      "zh_pron": "ㄩˋ ㄓㄨˊ"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yü⁴-chu²"
    },
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yù-jú"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "юйчжу"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Chinese",
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      ]
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      "zh_pron": "juk⁶ zuk¹"
    },
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    },
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      "zh_pron": "yug⁶ zug¹"
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      "roman": "bǔyìyào",
      "word": "補益藥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǔyìyào",
      "word": "补益药"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yàocái",
      "word": "藥材"
    },
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      "roman": "yàocái",
      "word": "药材"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "yùzhú"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩˋ ㄓㄨˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "juk⁶ zuk¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yùzhú"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄩˋ ㄓㄨˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh_pron": "yùjhú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yü⁴-chu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yù-jú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yuhjwu"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jujčžu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "юйчжу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "juk⁶ zuk¹"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yuhk jūk"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "juk⁹ dzuk⁷"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "yug⁶ zug¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊk̚² t͡sʊk̚⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "wěiruí",
      "word": "萎蕤"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wēiruí",
      "word": "葳蕤"
    }
  ],
  "word": "玉竹"
}

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