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紅菜頭

简红菜头 · 繁紅菜頭

Mandarin · pinyin hóng cài tóu

beet; beetroot
(dialect) carrot

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–4–2 · hong2 cai4 tou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hung4 coi3 tau4

Cantonese word readings for 紅菜頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

beet; beetroot
(Hakka, Southern Min) carrot

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