毛 尖

máo jiāndictionary entry

maojian (a type of Chinese green tea made from young leaves and buds)

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Original source entry:

毛尖毛尖 [mao2 jian1] /maojian (a type of Chinese green tea made from young leaves and buds)/

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毛
máo
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])
Máo
surname Mao
尖
jiān
pointed / tapering / sharp / (of a sound) shrill / piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp / acute / keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point / tip / the best of sth / the cream of the crop

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