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秦椒

Mandarin · pinyin Qín jiāo

(dialect) hot pepper (long and thin)
same as 花椒 huā jiāo

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秦: qín · feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
椒: jiāo · pepper, spices

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2–1 · Qin2 jiao1

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ceon4 ziu1

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noun

(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 花椒 (huājiāo, “Sichuan pepper; prickly ash”).
(dialectal Mandarin, Leizhou Min) chilli pepper, especially one that is thin and long

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