五指毛桃

wǔzhǐ máotáo

noun

Meanings

1 fiveleaf fig (Ficus hirta / Ficus simplicissima)
2 Cantonese soup root with a coconut-milk aroma; also called 南芪 "southern astragalus"

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

广东人喜欢用五指毛桃煲汤。

Guǎngdōng rén xǐhuan yòng wǔzhǐ máotáo bāotāng.

Cantonese people like to use fiveleaf fig root to simmer soup.

HSK 7-9

这锅五指毛桃排骨汤有淡淡的椰香。

Zhè guō wǔzhǐ máotáo páigǔ tāng yǒu dàndàn de yē xiāng.

This pork-rib soup with fiveleaf fig root has a subtle coconut aroma.

Tips

culture

A signature ingredient of Cantonese 煲汤 (slow-simmered soups). The name comes from the leaves, which split into five finger-like lobes like a palm (五指). Classified with plants in botany - its presence in an "animal" frequency list reflects TCM/farming co-occurrence rather than any zoological sense.

Stroke Order

五 wǔ

指 zhǐ

毛 máo

桃 táo