大薊

See also: 大蓟

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	Cirsium; thistle
trad. (大薊)		大	薊
simp. (大蓟)		大	蓟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàjì

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ gai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàjì
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-chi⁴
  - Yale: dà-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahjih
  - Palladius: дацзи (daczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    大薊 / 大蓟
    大計 / 大计
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ gai³
  - Yale: daaih gai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ gai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ gei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kɐi̯³³/

Noun

大薊

Japanese thistle (Cirsium japonicum) (herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to increase blood pressure)

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 雞角刺／鸡角刺, 六月霜

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大	薊
おお Grade: 1	あざみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Noun

大(おお)薊(あざみ) or 大薊(オオアザミ) • (ōazami)

milk thistle, Silybum marianum
Synonym: マリア薊 (maria-azami)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大	薊
たい Grade: 1	けい Hyōgai
kan'on	on'yomi

Noun

大(たい)薊(けい) • (taikei)

(traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of Cirsium japonicum used in medicine

See also

野薊(ノアザミ) (noazami)