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秧

Mandarin · pinyin yāng

sapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling
stem; stalk; vine
baby livestock; fry
(dialect) to raise; to cultivate (plants or animals)

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秧: yāng · rice seedlings, young rice plants

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

joeng1

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rice seedling
sprout; shoot; seedling
vine; stalk
young animal; -ling
(literary) to transplant rice seedlings
(dialectal) to grow; to cultivate; to raise
a surname

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