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荔枝菌

lai6 zi1 kwan5*2

a type of fungus which grows on the trunk of the lychee tree | also 夏至菌, 雞縱菌

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

荔枝菌

荔 lai6 lian4 li4 - the lichee
枝 zi1 kei4 zhi1 qi2 - branch
菌 kwan2 jun4 (Taiwan), jun1 (PRC) - bacteria; fungi; mushroom

This word was added by bybell on 9th Jul 2008

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