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穀子

简谷子 · 繁穀子

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ zi

millet
(ACG) collectible merch (loanword from "goods", via Japanese "guzzu")

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穀: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
谷: gǔ · valley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150

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3–5 · gu3 zi5

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guk1 zi2

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noun · Etymology 1

(especially northern China) foxtail millet (Setaria italica, the plant or the unhulled grain)
(dialectal Mandarin) hulled grain of the foxtail millet
(dialectal) paddy; unhulled rice
(Southwestern Mandarin) rice (plant)

noun · Etymology 2

(chiefly Mainland China, fandom slang) goods; related products; derivative products in the fields of comics, animation, games, idols, etc.

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