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山藥

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See also: 山药

Chinese

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mountain; hill medicine; drug; cure
trad. (山藥)
simp. (山药)

Etymology

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So named as it is produced in mountains and can be used as a medicine.

Folk etymology claims that 山藥 was renamed from 薯蕷薯蓣 (shǔyù), to avoid the naming taboo of Emperor Daizong of Tang and Emperor Yingzong of Song; however, 山藥 has been in use since the Jin dynasty (265–420).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (21) (36)
Final () (73) (107)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () II III
Fanqie
Baxter srean yak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʃˠɛn/ /jɨɐk̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʃᵚæn/ /jiɐk̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʃæn/ /iɑk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʂəɨn/ /jɨak̚/
Li
Rong
/ʃɛn/ /iak̚/
Wang
Li
/ʃæn/ /jĭak̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʂăn/ /i̯ak̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
shān yuè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
saan1 joek6

Noun

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山藥

  1. Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya)
  2. (dialectal Mandarin) sweet potato
  3. (dialectal Mandarin, Jin) potato

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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