cinnamon tree; cassia
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
evergreen tree (Cinnamomum cassia) with long elliptical leaves; its bark (cinnamon/cassia) is used as medicine and spice
The bark (桂皮) is widely used in Chinese cuisine and traditional medicine. The tree is also known simply as 桂.
Ròu肉
guì桂
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
xiāng香
liào料
，
guǎng广
fàn泛
yòng用
yú于
zhōng中
shì式
pēng烹
rèn饪
。
Cinnamon is a common spice widely used in Chinese cooking.
Zhè这
kē棵
ròu肉
guì桂
shù树
yǐ已
jīng经
zhǎng长
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
le了
。
This cinnamon tree has been growing for twenty years already.
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Zhōng中
yī医
rèn认
wéi为
ròu肉
guì桂
yǒu有
wēn温
bǔ补
shèn肾
yáng阳
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cinnamon has the effect of warming and tonifying kidney yang.
Cóng从
ròu肉
guì桂
shù树
pí皮
zhōng中
kě可
yǐ以
tí提
qǔ取
ròu肉
guì桂
yóu油
。
Cinnamon oil can be extracted from cinnamon tree bark.