酸棗仁

See also: 酸枣仁

Chinese

		sour jujube; a variety of jujube	humane; kernel
trad. (酸棗仁)		酸棗	仁
simp. (酸枣仁)		酸枣	仁

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): suānzǎorén

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄢㄗㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: suānzǎorén
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄢㄗㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: suanzǎorén
  - Wade–Giles: suan¹-tsao³-jên²
  - Yale: swān-dzǎu-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suantzaoren
  - Palladius: суаньцзаожэнь (suanʹczaožɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯än⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

酸棗仁

seed of Ziziphus spinosa (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to calm the mind, promote sleep, treat hypertension, palpitation and poor memory; also used as a "yin" tonic.)

Related terms

安神药 (ānshényào) (sedatives in traditional Chinese medicine)
药材 (yàocái) (medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine)

References

酸枣仁 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
http://www.nciku.com/

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