yìyǐ
苡（薏）
technical
noun
Meaning of 苡
苡 means Job's tears; the seed of Coix lacryma-jobi, used as food and medicine. Pronounced yì yǐ.
- Job's tears; the seed of Coix lacryma-jobi, used as food and medicine
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苡
Definitions & Examples
Yì薏
yǐ苡
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yào药
shí食
liǎng两
yòng用
zuò作
wù物
，
zài在
Yà亚
zhōu洲
guǎng广
fàn泛
zhòng种
zhí植
。
Job's tears is an important dual-use crop for both food and medicine, widely cultivated in Asia.
Zhōng中
yī医
cháng常
yòng用
yì薏
yǐ苡
lái来
jiàn健
pí脾
lì利
shī湿
，
zhì治
liáo疗
shuǐ水
zhǒng肿
。
Traditional Chinese medicine often uses Job's tears to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, treating edema.