索馬甜

简 索马甜 · 繁 索馬甜
Mandarin · pinyin suǒ mǎ tián

Meanings

  1. (loanword) thaumatin
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索
suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
馬
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甜
tián · sweet, sweetness
马
mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
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3–3–2 · suo3 ma3 tian2

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