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牻牛儿苗科

máng niú r miáo kēdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Geraniaceae (the geranium family)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-78ba6a0a08f0ed13. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

牻牛兒苗科 牻牛儿苗科 [mang2 niu2 r5 miao2 ke1] /Geraniaceae (the geranium family)/

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Other forms in these source records: 牻牛兒苗科

  • 牻
    máng

    (literary) black and white cattle

  • 牛
    niú

    ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiáo],頭|头[tóu] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niú dùn]) / (slang) awesome

    Niú

    surname Niu

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

  • 苗
    miáo

    young plant / seedling / (bound form) young animal raised for farming or aquaculture (e.g. 魚苗|鱼苗[yú miáo]) / (bound form) offspring / descendant / (bound form) sign or indication of sth (e.g. 苗頭|苗头[miáo tou], 礦苗|矿苗[kuàng miáo]) / (bound form) vaccine

    Miáo

    surname Miao / Miao ethnic group

  • 科
    kē

    branch of study / administrative section / division / field / branch / stage directions / family (taxonomy) / rules / laws / to mete out (punishment) / to levy (taxes etc) / to fine sb / CL:個|个[gè]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.