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楊柳

joeng4 lau5

yang2 liu3

[1] the willow tree [2] willow and poplar trees

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Level: 3 Google Frequency: 908,000

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

楊柳 / 杨柳

This word was added by tym on 14th Dec 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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楊 joeng4 yang2 - [1] [n] willow [2] [n] poplar [3] a Chinese fa
柳 lau5 ping2 liu3 - willow tree; red-light district

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