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西米
sai1 mai5 |
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sago (a starch made from a sago palm plant); also used to refer to tapioca (a different kind of starch made from a cassava plant) Level: 3 Google Frequency: 133,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:西 sai1 - west米 mai5 - uncooked rice 2 compounds containing this word:西米露 - dessert of sago and coconuts milk西米布甸 - custard pudding with sago | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:篩米 sai1 mai5 = to sift rice |
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