芫茜

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (芫茜)
simp. #(芫茜)
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Etymology

Possibly a euphemism for 芫荽 (jyun4 seoi1), where (seoi1) is homophonous to (seoi1, “bad”) (Gao and Zhang, 2016).

Pronunciation


Note: jim4 sai1 - vernacular.

Noun

芫茜

  1. (Cantonese) coriander

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