haa6 fu1 cou2夏枯草
Jyutpinghaa6 fu1 cou2
Yalehah fū chóu
Definition
Common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), a Chinese medicinal herb, or a herbal tea made from it.
- common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), a Chinese medicinal herb
- a type of Chinese herbal tea (leangcha) made from common self-heal
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How it's used
Often found in bottles at local convenience stores, this is a staple of traditional Cantonese herbal tea culture. It is specifically prized for its cooling properties, making it a go-to remedy when someone feels they have too much internal heat, known as 熱氣. While it is a plant, the term is most frequently used to refer to the dark, slightly bitter drink made from it.
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zi1枝jīExamples
My throat is so dry, drink a bottle of self-heal tea to cool down.
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Common phrases
to boil/brew self-heal tea
bottled self-heal tea
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
