hóng gū niangdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Chinese lantern plant / winter cherry / strawberry ground-cherry / Physalis alkekengi
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Original source entry:

紅姑娘 红姑娘 [hong2 gu1 niang5] /Chinese lantern plant/winter cherry/strawberry ground-cherry/Physalis alkekengi/

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Other forms in these source records: 紅姑娘

  • 红
    gōng

    used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1]

    hóng

    red / popular / revolutionary / bonus

    Hóng

    surname Hong

  • 姑
    gū

    paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary)

  • 娘
    niáng

    mother / young lady / (coll.) effeminate

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