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香草

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng cǎo

aromatic herb
vanilla
alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei
(fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)

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香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs

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1–3 · xiang1 cao3

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hoeng1 cou2

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noun

fragrant herb
vanilla
Elsholtzia; Vietnamese balm

verb

(Mainland China Mandarin, Internet slang, neologism) Alternative form of 想肏 (I want to fuck).

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