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秧子

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Chinese

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shoots; sprouts
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (秧子)
simp. #(秧子)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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秧子

  1. seedling; bud; young sprout; sapling
    1. (specifically) rice seedling
  2. (figurative) young (of an animal); fry (in fish nursery)
  3. (figurative) sickly person

Synonyms

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  • (seedling): 幼苗 (yòumiáo)

Derived terms

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