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果子

Mandarin · pinyin guǒ zi

fruit
variant of 餜子 guǒ zi

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果: guǒ · fruit; result
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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3–5 · guo3 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gwo2 zi2

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noun · Etymology 1

fruit
(Central Plains and Lanyin Mandarin) apple
(Xining Mandarin, Xinzhou Jin) Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)
(Jiaoliao Mandarin) peanut

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