See also: 冬虫夏草

Chinese

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winter animal; insect summer; Xia (proper name)
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
trad. (冬蟲夏草)
simp. (冬虫夏草)
 
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Etymology

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Compare the similarly-structured Tibetan word དབྱར་རྩྭ་དགུན་འབུ (dbyar rtswa dgun 'bu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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冬蟲夏草

  1. caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis)

Synonyms

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