玉米

Chinese

jade rice; metre
trad. (玉米)
simp. #(玉米)
玉米

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

玉米

  1. corn; maize [from 15th c.]

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Descendants

  • Guiqiong: yu’mɛ
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