五味子 |
wǔ wèi zǐ |
schizandra (Schisandra chinensis) / Magnolia vine |
五 |
wǔ |
five / 5 |
五味 |
wǔ wèi |
the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 咸 / all kinds of flavors |
味 |
wèi |
taste / smell / (fig.) (noun suffix) feel / quality / sense / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription |
子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
子 |
zi |
(noun suffix) |