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紫菜

Mandarin · pinyin zǐ cài

edible seaweed of genus Porphyra or genus Pyropia, esp. one used to make dried sheets of nori

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紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food

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3–4 · zi3 cai4

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zi2 coi3

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noun

general name for edible seaweed in the genera Porphyra and Pyropia, especially the species Pyropia haitanensis and Pyropia yezoensis; laver; nori
(Eastern Min) eggplant; aubergine

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