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蕻

Mandarin · pinyin hóng#

used in 雪裡蕻 xuě lǐ hóng
Taiwan pr. hòng

Mandarin · pinyin hòng#

(literary) luxuriant; flourishing
(literary) bud
(dialect) long stem of certain vegetables

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蕻: hóng · budding

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2 · hong2

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hung4 · hung6

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choy sum (Brassica rapa var. parachinensis)
luxuriant

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