corn; maize (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
corn; maize
dialectPredominantly used in Cantonese (Yue Chinese) and certain southern Min dialects to refer to maize. In Standard Mandarin, 玉米 is the standard term, while 粟米 is considered dialectal or regional.
Guǎng广
dōng东
rén人
xí习
guàn惯
bǎ把
yù玉
mǐ米
jiào叫
zuò做
sù粟
mǐ米
。
Cantonese people habitually call corn 'sùmǐ'.
Jīn今
wǎn晚
de的
lì例
tāng汤
shì是
sù粟
mǐ米
zhū猪
gǔ骨
tāng汤
。
Tonight's soup of the day is corn and pork bone soup.
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Wǒ我
xiǎng想
mǎi买
liǎng两
gēn根
xīn新
xiān鲜
de的
sù粟
mǐ米
。
I want to buy two fresh ears of corn.