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麦冬

mài dōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM
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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.

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Original source entry:

麥冬 麦冬 [mai4 dong1] /dwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM/

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Other forms in these source records: 麥冬

  • 麦
    mài

    wheat / barley / oats / mic (abbr. for 麥克風|麦克风[mài kè fēng])

    Mài

    surname Mai

  • 冬
    dōng

    winter / (onom.) beating a drum / rat-a-tat

    Dōng

    surname Dong

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