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穀子

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Chinese

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grain; corn
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
trad. (穀子)
simp. (谷子)

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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穀子

  1. (especially northern China) foxtail millet (Setaria italica, the plant or the unhulled grain)
  2. (dialectal Mandarin) hulled grain of the foxtail millet
  3. (dialectal) paddy; unhulled rice
  4. (Southwestern Mandarin) rice (plant)
Synonyms
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  • (foxtail millet):
  • (hulled grain of the foxtail millet):
  • (paddy):
  • (rice):
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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phonetic
trad. (穀子/谷子) /
simp. (谷子)

Borrowed from Japanese グッズ, from English goods.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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穀子

  1. (chiefly Mainland China, fandom slang) goods; related products; derivative products in the fields of comics, animation, games, idols, etc.
    Hyponyms: 吧唧, 立牌, 掛件 / 挂件 (guàjiàn), , 柄圖 / 柄图 (bǐngtú)
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  • (related products):
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See also
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