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青蔥

简青葱 · 繁青蔥

Mandarin · pinyin qīng cōng

scallion
green onion
verdant
lush green

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青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
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葱: cōng · scallions, leeks, green onions

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1–1 · qing1 cong1

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noun

scallion; green onion

adj

(of vegetation) verdant; lush

noun

(Hokkien) fresh scallion

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