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辣椒
là jiāo



辣椒
capsicum


Definitions

Chinese > English
辣椒
     1. chili
     2. chili pepper
English > Chinese
capsicum
     1. 辣椒
Components
     1. spicy; hot; peppery; pungent; hot
           無 辣 不 歡 - I don't find food that isn't spicy tasty.
           我 不 吃 辣。 - I don't eat spicy food.
     2. to be spicy; to be hot; to burn
     3. cruel; vicious
           毒辣 - sinister
           La
     4. to be at; to be located at
     5. at; in
     6. be ...-ing; in the middle of doing something (indicating an action in progress)
     7. Variant of 焫
ruò
     1. (zh-hg) Alternative form of 爇 (to ignite; to set on fire)
     2. (TCM) to burn a needle applied to acupoints to stimulate them
     3. (Cantonese, Hakka) (of hot objects) to burn; to scald; to sear
           我 畀 滾水 焫 嚫 手。 - My hand was scalded by boiling water.
           焫 嚫 條 脷 - to burn one's tongue
     4. (Cantonese, Hakka) very hot; scalding
jiāo
     1. (originally) Sichuan pepper
     2. any similar plants and spices, such as pepper and chili
     3. summit
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là jiāo




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