農藥

简 农药 · 繁 農藥
Mandarin · pinyin nóng yào

Meanings

  1. agricultural chemical
  2. farm chemical
  3. pesticide
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農
nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer
藥
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农
nóng · agriculture, farming; farmer
药
yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
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2–4 · nong2 yao4

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nung4 joek6

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noun

  1. chemicals used in agriculture
  2. pesticide

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