使君子

Chinese

		provincial governor; governor of a zhou	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (使君子)		使君	子

Etymology

So named as it was used by 郭使君 (a provincial governor with surname Guo) in Panzhou (潘州) as a medicine for children.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shǐjūnzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sú-kun-chú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shǐjūnzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhjyunzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: shih³-chün¹-tzŭ³
    • Yale: shř-jyūn-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyjiuntzyy
    • Palladius: шицзюньцзы (šiczjunʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sú-kun-chú
    • Tâi-lô: sú-kun-tsú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sw'kunzuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun³³ t͡su⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

Noun

使君子

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) fruit of the Chinese honeysuckle (Combretum indicum)