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洋葱
yáng cōng



洋葱
onion


Definitions

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洋葱
     1. Simplified form of 洋蔥
洋蔥
Components
yáng
     1. multitudinous; vast
     2. ocean; vast area of sea; great expanse of water
           太平洋 - the Pacific Ocean
     3. overseas; foreign; western; imported
           洋人 - foreigner (especially a westerner or Caucasian)
           洋蔥 - onion, lit=Western green onion
     4. modern; stylish; fashionable
     5. novel; unusual
     6. (historical or Shanghainese Wu) foreign money; dollar
           撥 我 三 隻 洋。 - tr=4peq+3ngu&1se tsaq&3hhian, Give me three dollars., ref=2007, Qian Nairong, 上海话大词典, page 29, SH
     7. (Min, Hakka, often in place names) plain; flatland
     8. (historical) (place, zh, river, in southern, p/Shaanxi, c/China)
     1. Simplified form of 蔥
     2. usage. (Chinese-region variant characters, 蔥, 葱)
cōng
     1. green onion; spring onion; scallion
     2. (zh-div, 屬) Allium
     3. (literary, or in compounds) dark green
           青蔥 - fresh green
     4. Alternative form of 窗, Only used in 蔥靈 (nocap=y)
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yáng cōng




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