乙字湯

Chinese

		2nd heavenly stem	letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word	soup; hot water
trad. (乙字湯)		乙	字	湯
simp. (乙字汤)		乙	字	汤

Etymology

The 乙 (yǐ) character here resembles the shape of the colon.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐzìtāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut³ zi⁶ tong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐzìtāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐzìhtang
    • Wade–Giles: i³-tzŭ⁴-tʻang¹
    • Yale: yǐ-dz̀-tāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiitzyhtang
    • Palladius: ицзытан (iczytan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut³ zi⁶ tong¹
    • Yale: yut jih tōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁸ dzi⁶ tong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud³ ji⁶ tong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚³ t͡siː²² tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

乙字湯

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) A prescription used for treating constipation.