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禾桿草

wo4 gon2 cou2

rice straw

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

禾桿草

This word was added by bybell on 10th Aug 2008 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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禾 wo4 he2 - grain
桿 gon2 gon3 gon1 han4 gan3 - [n] wooden pole; stick; club
草 cou2 cao3 zao4 - grass; herbs; weed

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