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獼猴桃

mei4 hau4 tou4

mi2 hou2 tao2

[1] kiwi fruit [2] [Syn.] [loanword] 奇異果 , 奇偉果

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

獼猴桃

This word was added by Steph_fr on 16th Aug 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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獼 mei4 nei4 lei4 mi2 - a rhesus monkey
猴 hau4 hou2 - monkey
桃 tou4*2 tou4 tao2 shu4 tao1 tiao1 zhao4 - peach

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