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菠蘿

简菠萝 · 繁菠蘿

Mandarin · pinyin bō luó

pineapple

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菠: bō · spinach and similar greens
蘿: Look up this written character
萝: luó · type of creeping plant; turnip

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1–2 · bo1 luo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bo1 lo4

Cantonese word readings for 菠蘿. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

pineapple (plant, fruit)
(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) pineapple; hand grenade; explosive

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