lǎo yù midictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(dialect) corn
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Original source entry:

老玉米 老玉米 [lao3 yu4 mi5] /(dialect) corn/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 老
    lǎo

    prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough

  • 玉
    yù

    jade

  • 米
    mǐ

    uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan

    Mǐ

    surname Mi

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