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盆栽

Mandarin · pinyin pén zāi

Meanings

  1. to grow (a plant) in a pot
  2. potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
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盆
pén · basin, tub, pot, bowl
栽
zāi · to cultivate, plant; to care for plants
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2–1 · pen2 zai1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

pun4 zoi1

Cantonese word readings for 盆栽. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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pun4 zoi1

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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verb

  1. to pot (a plant)

noun

  1. potted plant
  2. bonsai (a miniaturized tree or plant)

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