黃連
huáng​lián

Chinese goldthread

  • created reference approved 黄连/黃連 → 棵 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黄连 / 黃連 huáng​lián

    棵 kē

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 黄连/黃連 · huáng​lián · Chinese goldthread — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    黄连 / 黃連

    huáng​lián

    Chinese goldthread

    (Coptis chinensis) A perennial herb with bitter rhizomes used in traditional medicine; often used metaphorically to represent a bitter or difficult life.

    黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow 连 (literal) → 连/連 · lián · to link

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense