millet; grain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
millet; grain (specifically foxtail millet)
dialectDialectal term used in some regions to refer to millet (Setaria italica), equivalent to standard Mandarin 谷子 (gǔzi).
Jīn今
nián年
yǔ雨
shuǐ水
hǎo好
，
sù粟
zi子
zhǎng长
de得
tè特
bié别
bǎo饱
mǎn满
。
With good rainfall this year, the millet grew especially plump.
Běi北
fāng方
nóng农
cūn村
cháng常
bǎ把
sù粟
zi子
áo熬
chéng成
zhōu粥
dāng当
zǎo早
fàn饭
。
In northern rural areas, millet is often cooked into porridge for breakfast.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
sù粟
zi子
mó磨
chéng成
de的
miàn面
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
gāo糕
diǎn点
。
The flour ground from this type of millet can be used to make pastries.