慈姑
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See also 慈菇
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 慈 | 姑 |
Etymology [edit]
From Sinitic 慈姑 (“arrowhead, Sagittaria trifolia”).
Noun [edit]
慈姑 (hiragana くわい, katakana クワイ, romaji kuwai)
- (botany): arrowhead
Scientific names [edit]
- Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis
References [edit]
- New Japanese-English dictionary, Kenkyusha, 1954, page 111
クワイ on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia:クワイ
Mandarin [edit]
| simpl. and trad. | |||
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| 慈姑 | |||
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
慈姑 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin cígū)
Scientific names [edit]
References [edit]
- ABC Chinese-English Dictionary, John DeFrancis, 1997, page 94
- The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary, Jingrong Wu, 1979, page 111
- Lin Yutang, page 1071
