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芫茜
jyun4 sai1 |
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coriander; cilantro; Chinese parsley Mandarin version 芫荽 is the original term. 荽 is pronounced seoi1 in Cantonese, exactly the same as 衰 which means 'decline' and is considered inauspicious. The character 茜 is thus selected to replace 荽 as the two are almost homophonic and have the same tone.
Level: 3 Google Frequency: 917 This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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Characters in this word:芫 jyun4 - coriander茜 sin6 sai1 - madder 1 compounds containing this word:洋芫茜 - parsley |
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