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bamboo / CL: , ,
HSK 5
bamboo / bamboo pole
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
HSK 7-9
firecracker
HSK 7-9
Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州, Sichuan
Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei
see 毛竹
Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳, Sichuan
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)
bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)
Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries
lit. string and wind instruments (idiom) / fig. traditional Chinese ensemble music
bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
Zhushan County in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei / Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan
Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
bamboo raft
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bamboo / CL: , , / Kangxi radical 118
see 毛竹
bamboo joint
Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳, Sichuan
wicker basket
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
bamboo stick used as a toy horse
like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
bamboo shoot
bamboo tube / bamboo pipe
bamboo skewer / bamboo slip used in divination or gambling
so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted / innumerable crimes (idiom) / see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书
fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
to set off firecrackers
China pink / Dianthus chinensis (botany)
bamboo bark / bamboo green (color)
Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)
bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
spiny bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)
see 毛竹
oleander (Nerium indicum) / Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]
bamboo fungus; veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus)
bamboo forest
Zhushan county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
bamboo comb
firecracker
Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei
angular Solomon's seal / Polygonatum odoratum
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨, Tibet
bamboo pipe
bamboo (genus Fargesia)
a bamboo carriage / a palanquin
utensil made of bamboo
Chinese yo-yo
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)
Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)
setose asparagus
bamboo (archaic)
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨, Tibet
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
mangosteen
bamboo and wood
Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
split-leaf philodendron / Monstera deliciosa
Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
Takeuchi (Japanese surname)
like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube (metaphor for blurting everything out at once)
lit. (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom) / fig. traditional Chinese music instruments
Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)
Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
bamboo fungus
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
fence
Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州, Sichuan
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
mottled bamboo
same as 斑竹, mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's concubines (Ehuang 娥皇 and Nüying 女英, known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃) upon learning of his death
(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)

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