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蒟蒻

Mandarin · pinyin jǔ ruò

konjac, konnyaku or devil's tongue (Amorphophallus konjac), plant whose corms are used to make a stiff jelly (as a food)

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蒟: jǔ · betel pepper; Amorphophallus konjac
蒻: ruò · rushes

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3–4 · ju3 ruo4

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geoi2 joek6

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noun · Etymology 1

konjac (foul-smelling plant grown in Asia, Amorphophallus konjac)
(literary, rare) betel and bulrush

noun · Etymology 2

(Mainland China, slang, usually self-deprecatory) inexperienced competitor in Chinese science Olympiads (especially informatics olympiads, such as NOI and NOIP)

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