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芝麻
zi1 maa4 |
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sesame Level: 2 Google Frequency: 2,800,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 3441 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 26th Jul 2004 10:01 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03 |
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Characters in this word:芝 zi1 - purplish mushroom symbolising nobility麻 maa4 - hemp; flax; sesame; coarse 9 compounds containing this word:芝麻油 - sesame oil芝麻糊 - sesame paste soup 芝麻卷 - black sesame roll 芝麻官 - a petty official 芝麻開門 - "open sesame" 芝麻閂門 - "close sesame" 山芝麻 - Helicteres angustifolia (helicteres) 芝麻綠豆 - trivial; trifling | syn: 瑣碎 芝麻信用 - Sesame Credit |
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One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:脂麻 zi1 maa4 = variant of 芝麻 |
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