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木瓜

Mandarin · pinyin mù guā

papaya (Carica papaya)
genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)

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木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
瓜: guā · melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97

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4–1 · mu4 gua1

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muk6 gwaa1

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noun

Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) or plants in the genus Chaenomeles
Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis) or plants in the genus Chaenomeles — Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
papaya (Carica papaya)
(figurative) one who is slow in understanding or reacting

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