桑寄生

Chinese
mulberry tree
 
to live as a parasite; to be parasitic; to live off others
to live as a parasite; to be parasitic; to live off others; to live by taking advantage of others
trad. (桑寄生) 桑 寄生
simp. #(桑寄生) 桑 寄生

Pronunciation

Noun

桑寄生

  1. Twig of the mistletoe Viscum album (A hemi-parasitic shrub used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine.)

References
  • 桑寄生 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
  • Nigel Wiseman, "English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary of Chinese Medicine", 1995. →ISBN.
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