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Huang-ch'i

Huang-ch'i is the alternative form of Huangqi.

Meaning of Huangqi

Proper noun

Huangqi

  1. A peninsula in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
    • The Luotuan Bay, embraced by the Jianjiang Peninsula in the northeastern part of Luoyuan County and the Huangqi Peninsula in Lianjiang County, is a good deep-water harbour in the southeastern water area of China.1985, 中國沿海十四城, 北京光明日報社, →OCLC, page 307
  2. A town in Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
    • When a fishing boat of Huangqi township of Fujian's Lianjiang county, which was engaged in nongovernmental trade, was having a transaction with a Matzu trader near the waters of Matzu island on the afternoon of 23 April, the troops garrisoned in Matzu opened fire at them, killing one and injuring...1995 May 2 [1995 April 28], “Matzu Troops Fire at Fishermen, Killing One”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, numbers 95-084, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, translation of original...

Noun

Huang-ch'i (uncountable)

  1. A Chinese medicinal herb (Astragalus membranaceus)
    • The Chinese drug Huang-ch’i is in considerable repute all over China.1906, “Huang-Ch’i”, in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, number 1, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 382
    • Huang-ch'i is one of the famous drug frequently used in the Chinese medicine. In recent years, many substitutes and adulterants for this drug have been found in the market, and the botanic origin of the genuine drug Huang-ch'i still remains unclear both in herbals and in recent literatures.1964, Shiao Pei-Ken Feng Yu-Shou Cheng Ching-Yung Lou Tze-Ching, “BOTANICAL AND PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STUDIES OF THE CHENESE DRUG HUANG-CH'I——Ⅰ. IDENTIFICATION OF THE BOTANICAL ORIGINS AND REVIEW OF THE...

Forms of Huang-ch'i

alternative alsoHuangchi

Origin of Huang-ch'i

From Mandarin 黃岐 /黄岐 (Huángqí), Wade-Giles romanization: Huang²-chʻi².

From Mandarin 黃芪 /黄芪 (huángqí), Wade–Giles romanization: Huang²-chʻi².

Questions about Huang-ch'i

What does Huang-ch'i mean?
Huang-ch'i means a Chinese medicinal herb (Astragalus membranaceus).
What is Huang-ch'i the alternative form of?
Huang-ch'i is the alternative form of Huangqi.
What part of speech is Huang-ch'i?
Huang-ch'i is a noun.

Words near Huang-ch'i in the dictionary

  1. Huang
  2. Huang He
  3. Huang Ho
  4. Huang'an
  5. Huang-an
  6. Huang-ch'i
  7. Huang-ch'uan
  8. huang-chiu
  9. Huang-chou
  10. Huang-kang
  11. Huang-mei

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