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西紅柿

sai1 hung4 ci2

xi1 hong2 shi4

(Northern China) tomato | Southern China prefers 蕃茄

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Level: 3 Google Frequency: 1,620,000

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

西紅柿 / 西红柿

This word was added by tym on 9th Feb 2005 and last edited on 15th Nov 2008

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西 sai1 xi1 si1 yue1 - west
紅 hung4 hong2 {gong1} - red
柿 ci2 ci5 shi4 - the persimmon [FA]; non-classical form 柹

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