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香草xiāng cǎo
herb
Definitions
| Chinese > English | ||
| 香草 | xiāngcǎo | |
| 1. n. fragrant herb | ||
| 2. n. vanilla | ||
| 3. n. Elsholtzia; Vietnamese balm | ||
| English > Chinese | ||
| herb | ||
| 1. 草，药草 | ||
| Components | ||
| 香 | xiāng | |
| 1. fragrant; fragrance | ||
| Antonyms: 臭 | ||
| 2. (of food) aromatic; delicious-smelling | ||
| 3. (of eating) having the appearance that one really enjoys the food; (of sleep) sound | ||
| 4. (internet slang) wonderful; enjoyable (in general) | ||
| 5. popular | ||
| 6. perfume | ||
| 7. (religion) joss stick; incense | ||
| 8. (figurative) woman | ||
| 9. (chiefly Wu) to kiss | ||
| 10. (Cantonese, euphemistic) to die | ||
| 11. (Min Nan) Alternative form of 芳 (-, t=fragrant) | ||
| 草 | cǎo | |
| 1. herbaceous plant; herb; weed; wort; grass; forb | ||
| 草地 上 有 一 頭 牛 在 吃 草。 - There is one cow eating grass on the lawn. | ||
| 香草 - fragrant herb | ||
| 蒿草 - mugwort | ||
| 2. Used in names of some woody plants | ||
| 莽草 - Illicium henryi and Illicium lanceolatum | ||
| 舞草 - Codariocalyx motorius | ||
| 醉魚草 - Buddleja lindleyana | ||
| 3. straw | ||
| 稻草 - rice straw | ||
| 草鞋 - straw sandals | ||
| 4. (Cantonese, slang) marijuana; cannabis; weed | ||
| 㨃deoi2 草 - to smoke weed | ||
| 5. (dated) countryside; wilderness | ||
| 落草為wéi寇 - to become a bandit in the countryside | ||
| 6. common; ordinary | ||
| 草金魚 - common goldfish | ||
| 7. (dialectal, chiefly of livestock or poultry) female | ||
| 8. draft; sketch | ||
| 9. careless; rough; sloppy | ||
| 10. to draft | ||
| 草擬 - to draft; to draw up (a plan) | ||
| 11. (calligraphy) Short for 草書, cursive script (grass script) | ||
| 狂草 - wild cursive | ||
| 12. cursive | ||
| 13. (chemistry) oxalic | ||
| 14. Variant of 皂 | ||
| 15. (slang) Alternative form of 肏 (fuck) | ||
| 16. (neologism, internet slang) LOL | ||
| 草（中日 雙語） - fuck lmao | ||
| 17. (neologism, internet slang) hilarious | ||
| 這 也 太 草 了 吧。 - Isn't this a bit too hilarious? | ||
| 皂 | zào | |
| 1. black | ||
| 不分青紅皂白 - (literally) to not distinguish between blue-green, red, black and white. | ||
| 2. Short for 皂斗, acorn | ||
| 3. Short for 皂莢, (vern, Chinese honey locust) | ||
| 4. soap | ||
| Synonyms: 肥皂 | ||
| 香皂 - scented soap | ||
| Synonyms: 差役 | ||
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Pronunciation
xiāng cǎo
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