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洋葱yáng cōng
onion
Definitions
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洋葱 | ||
1. Simplified form of 洋蔥 | ||
洋蔥 | ||
Components | ||
洋 | 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) | ||
葱 | ||
1. Simplified form of 蔥 | ||
2. usage. (Chinese-region variant characters, 蔥, 葱) | ||
蔥 | 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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Pronunciation
yáng cōng
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