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糯

Mandarin · pinyin nuò

(bound form) glutinous rice
(bound form) (of cereal grain) glutinous

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糯: nuò · glutinous rice; glutinous, sticky

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4 · nuo4

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character · Etymology 1

glutinous; sticky
glutinous rice

character · Etymology 2

(Southern Min) alternative form of 秫 (“glutinous rice”)

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