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土豆
Mandarin · pinyin tǔ dòu
Meanings
- potato
- (Tw) peanut (Classifier: 顆 kē)
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3–4 · tu3 dou4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
tou2 dau6
Cantonese word readings for 土豆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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noun · Etymology 1
- (Mainland China) potato
- (obsolete) Apios fortunei
- (Internet slang, sometimes offensive) often part of the term 南方小土豆 (nánfāng xiǎo tǔdòu), a nickname for tourists from southern China, especially when visiting northeastern China, often used in a lighthearted or affectionate way due to perceived smaller stature.
noun · Etymology 2
- (Taiwan) peanut
name · Etymology 3
- (Canada, neologism) nickname for Justin Trudeau (born 1971), 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025
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