五月茶

Cantonese · source Jyutpingng5 jyut6 caa4

Meanings

  1. Antidesma bunium, a species of fruit tree
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Same syllable, six tones

ngng1—ng2—ng3—吾ng4I五ng5five误ng6mistake

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: wu3 yue4 cha2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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ng5 jyut6 caa4

Cantonese word readings for 五月茶. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

  1. Antidesma
  2. Antidesma — bignay, Chinese laurel (Antidesma bunius)

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Exact source record & identity五月茶 五月茶 [wu3 yue4 cha2] {ng5 jyut6 caa4} /Antidesma bunium, a species of fruit tree/

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