麥門冬

See also: 麦门冬

Chinese

		wheat; barley; oats	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division	winter
trad. (麥門冬)		麥	門	冬
simp. (麦门冬)		麦	门	冬
alternative forms		麥文冬／麦文冬 Hokkien

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): màiméndōng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): be̍k-bûn-tong / be̍h-bûn-tong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: màiméndōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: màiméndong
  - Wade–Giles: mai⁴-mên²-tung¹
  - Yale: mài-mén-dūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maymendong
  - Palladius: маймэньдун (majmɛnʹdun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ mən³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍k-bûn-tong
  - Tâi-lô: bi̍k-bûn-tong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: begbundofng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² bun²³⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² bun²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍h-bûn-tong
  - Tâi-lô: be̍h-bûn-tong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: beqbundofng
  - IPA (Taipei): /be(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bun²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bun²³⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

麥門冬

the root of the dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus) (an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat "yin" deficiency)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 麥冬 (“dwarf lilyturf”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		麥冬, 麥門冬
Mandarin	Luoyang	麥冬
Cantonese	Hong Kong	麥冬
Gan	Pingxiang	麥冬
Hakka	Yudu	麥冬
Southern Min	Xiamen	麥文
	Quanzhou	麥文
	Zhangzhou	麥文

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