荒蕪

简 荒芜 · 繁 荒蕪
Mandarin · pinyin huāng wú

Meanings

  1. left to return to unchecked growth
  2. overgrown
  3. grown wild
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荒
huāng · wasteland, desert; uncultivated
蕪
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芜
wú · luxurious growth of weeds
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1–2 · huang1 wu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fong1 mou4

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fong1 mou4

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adj

  1. lying in waste; overgrown

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