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绞股蓝

jiǎo gǔ lándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
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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.

Source record: cd-f806fe75e25e4e87. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

絞股藍 绞股蓝 [jiao3 gu3 lan2] /jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum)/

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Other forms in these source records: 絞股藍

  • 绞
    jiǎo

    to twist (strands into a thread) / to entangle / to wring / to hang (by the neck) / to turn / to wind / classifier for skeins of yarn

  • 股
    gǔ

    thigh / part of a whole / portion of a sum / (finance) stock / share / strand of a thread / low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[kē] / classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc / classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff / classifier for bands of people, gangs etc / classifier for sudden forceful actions

  • 蓝
    lán

    blue / indigo plant

    Lán

    surname Lan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.