桑寄生

sāngjìshēng

Twig of the mistletoe Viscum album (A hemi-parasitic shrub used as an herb in traditional Chinese medicine.)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 桑 Sāng surname Sang
=1 桑 sāng (bound form) mulberry tree
=1 桑 sāng old variant of 桑 sāng
2 寄生 jìshēng
  1. to live in or on another organism as a parasite
  2. to live by taking advantage of others
  3. parasitism
  4. parasitic