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Character · NounTraditional芋

taro; tuberous plant

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Meanings

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1.

noun

taro; a starchy root vegetable (Colocasia esculenta)

Originally a general term for tuberous plants in ancient texts, now specifically refers to taro. Commonly used in compounds to refer to various tubers.

Wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
hóng红
shāo烧
yù芋
tou头
 。

I like eating braised taro.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
gǔ古
shū书
shàng上
chēng称
wéi为
yù芋
 。

This plant was called 'yu' in ancient texts.

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Mā妈
ma妈
zài在
cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
mǎi买
le了
jǐ几
gè个
yù芋
nǎi艿
 。

Mom bought several taros at the vegetable market.