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茭白筍

简茭白笋 · 繁茭白筍

Mandarin · pinyin jiāo bái sǔn

edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰 gū, aka water bamboo

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茭: jiāo · Zizania latifolia, Manchurian wild rice
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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笋: sǔn · bamboo shoots

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1–2–3 · jiao1 bai2 sun3

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edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)

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