corn; maize (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
corn; maize
dialectDialectal variant of 玉米, commonly used in Southwestern Mandarin and other regional dialects.
Wǒ我
men们
lǎo老
jiā家
bǎ把
yù玉
mǐ米
jiào叫
zuò做
yù玉
mài麦
。
In my hometown, corn is called 'yumai'.
Jīn今
nián年
de的
yù玉
mài麦
zhǎng长
de得
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
。
This year's corn is growing especially well.
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Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
yù玉
mài麦
de的
jià价
gé格
zhǎng涨
le了
bù不
shǎo少
。
The price of corn has risen quite a bit in the market.