六穀

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Chinese

six grain; corn
trad. (六穀)
simp. (六谷)

Etymology

The “corn” sense comes from the fact that it is a grain outside of the five grains (五穀五谷) (Iwata, 2009).

Pronunciation


Noun

六穀

  1. the six grains: rice ( or ), broomcorn millet (), foxtail millet (), fine millet (), wheat (), and wild rice () or beans ()
  2. (dialectal) corn; maize

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Sino-Xenic (六穀):