Chinese edit

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

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

玉米

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

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Descendants edit

  • Guiqiong: yu’mɛ