大米

Chinese

 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
rice; metre
trad. (大米)
simp. #(大米)

Pronunciation


Noun

大米

  1. husked uncooked rice
  2. (dialectal Wu) corn; maize

Usage notes

For cooked rice, use 米飯米饭 (mǐfàn). For rice paddy, use 稻子 (dàozi) or 稻穀稻谷 (dàogǔ).

Synonyms

  • (rice):
  • (corn):

Derived terms

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