hóng sháodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(dialect) sweet potato or yam
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Original source entry:

紅苕 红苕 [hong2 shao2] /(dialect) sweet potato or yam/

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Other forms in these source records: 紅苕

  • 红
    gōng

    used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1]

    hóng

    red / popular / revolutionary / bonus

    Hóng

    surname Hong

  • 苕
    sháo

    see 紅苕|红苕[hóng sháo]

    tiáo

    reed grass / Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old)

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