安神藥

See also: 安神药

Chinese

		to calm the nerves; to relieve uneasiness of the body and mind	medicine; drug; cure
trad. (安神藥)		安神	藥
simp. (安神药)		安神	药

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ānshényào

  (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ san⁴ joek⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): an-sîn-io̍h

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ānshényào
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: anshényào
    • Wade–Giles: an¹-shên²-yao⁴
    • Yale: ān-shén-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshernyaw
    • Palladius: аньшэньяо (anʹšɛnʹjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ānshényàor
    • Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄠˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: anshényàor
    • Wade–Giles: an¹-shên²-yao⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: ān-shén-yàur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshernyawl
    • Palladius: аньшэньяор (anʹšɛnʹjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ jaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: on¹ san⁴ joek⁶
    • Yale: ōn sàhn yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ san⁴ joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: on¹ sen⁴ yêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ jœːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-sîn-io̍h
    • Tâi-lô: an-sîn-io̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ansin'ioih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /an⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² ioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /an³³ sin²⁴⁻²² ioʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /an⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² ioʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ ioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴/

Noun

安神藥

1. sedative; tranquilizer

Usage notes

This term can also refer to materia medica in traditional Chinese medicine that are used to "calm the spirit/mind".

Hyponyms

• 柏子仁 (bǎizǐrén)
• 硃砂／朱砂
• 磁石 (císhí)
• 遠志／远志 (yuǎnzhì)
• 酸棗仁／酸枣仁 (suānzǎorén)
• 龍骨／龙骨 (lónggǔ)

See also

• 藥材／药材 (yàocái, “medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine”)