archaic name for water chestnut
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
water chestnut (as mentioned in ancient texts)
archaicHistorical literary term for what is now commonly called 荸荠 (bíqi). Not used in modern vernacular.
Jù据
《
Běn本
Cǎo草
Gāng纲
Mù目
》
jì记
zǎi载
，
fú凫
cí茨
kě可
rù入
yào药
。
According to the 'Compendium of Materia Medica,' water chestnuts (凫茨) can be used in medicine.
Gǔ古
shī诗
cí词
zhōng中
ǒu偶
ér尔
kě可
jiàn见
“
fú凫
cí茨
”
yī一
cí词
。
The term '凫茨' occasionally appears in ancient poetry.