# 芍藥
## Chinese

* 芍藥

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sháoyao, sháoyào
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄠˊ ˙ㄧㄠ, ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): coek$^3$ joek$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiok-io̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ciag$^4$ iag$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$zaq-yaq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sháoyao
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ˙ㄧㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sháoyåo
*** Wade–Giles: shao$^2$-yao$^5$
*** Yale: sháu-yau
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shaur.iau
*** Palladius: шаояо (šaojao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sháoyào
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄠˊ ㄧㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sháoyào
*** Wade–Giles: shao$^2$-yao$^4$
*** Yale: sháu-yàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shauryaw
*** Palladius: шаояо (šaojao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: coek$^3$ joek$^6$
*** Yale: cheuk yeuhk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsoek$^8$ joek$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cêg$^3$ yêg$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰœːk̚³ jœːk̚²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-io̍k
*** Tâi-lô: tsiok-io̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciok'iok
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɔk̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁵ iɔk̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ciag$^4$ iag$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiak ia̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiak̚²⁻⁴ iak̚⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$zaq-yaq
*** MiniDict: zah$^入$ yah
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$zaq-hhiaq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zaʔ¹¹ ɦiaʔ²³/
* Middle Chinese: dzyak|trjak yak
Rime :
| Character | 芍 | 芍 | 藥 |
| Reading # | 2/5 | 4/5 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 常 (25) | 知 (9) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 藥 (107) | 藥 (107) | 藥 (107) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 市若切 | 張略切 | 以灼切 |
| Baxter | dzyak | trjak | yak |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ʑɨɐk̚/ | /ʈɨɐk̚/ | /jɨɐk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ʑiɐk̚/ | /ʈiɐk̚/ | /jiɐk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡ʑiɑk̚/ | /ȶiɑk̚/ | /iɑk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡ʑɨak̚/ | /ʈɨak̚/ | /jɨak̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ʑiak̚/ | /ȶiak̚/ | /iak̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ʑĭak̚/ | /ȶĭak̚/ | /jĭak̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʑi̯ak̚/ | /ȶi̯ak̚/ | /i̯ak̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shuó | zhuo | yuè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | soek$^6$ | zoek$^3$ | joek$^6$ |

#### Noun

芍藥
* Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
* (literary, figurative) affection between man and woman; romance

#### Derived terms

* 木芍藥 / 木芍药
* 白芍藥 / 白芍药
* 芍藥花 / 芍药花
* 赤芍藥 / 赤芍药

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 芍(しゃく)薬(やく) (shakuyaku)
* → Korean: 작약(芍藥) (jagyak)
* → Vietnamese: thược dược (芍藥)

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 芍藥 – see 勺藥 (“a blend of various seasonings”). (This term is a variant form of 勺藥).

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 芍 | 藥 |
| しゃく Hyōgai | やく Jinmeiyō |
| kan'on | on'yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 芍藥 – see the following entry. :
| 【芍薬しゃくやく】 | [noun] Chinese peony, Paeonia lactiflora [noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) dried roots of Paeonia lactiflora used in medicine Alternative spellings 勺薬, シャクヤク |
(This term, 芍藥, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 芍 | 藥 |

### Noun

芍藥 • (jagyak) (hangeul 작약)
* hanja form of 작약

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 芍 | 藥 |

### Noun

芍藥
* chữ Hán form of thược dược (“dahlia”).