野木瓜

yěmùguā
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Stauntonia chinensis (medicinal climbing shrub)
  2. 2 wild papaya (informal)

Examples

Yěmùguā de téng hé guǒshí dōu kěyǐ rù yào.
The vines and fruit of Stauntonia chinensis can both be used as medicine.
Yěmùguā yǒu qū fēng zhǐtòng de gōngxiào.
Stauntonia chinensis has the effect of dispelling wind and relieving pain.

Tips

usage
In TCM literature 野木瓜 specifically refers to Stauntonia chinensis — a climbing shrub unrelated to true papaya (番木瓜). In casual speech it can also mean wild-grown papaya fruit; check the context.

Stroke Order

guā