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tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木, bush or shrub)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *楚* | 楚* | *楚
distinct / clear / orderly / pain / suffering / deciduous bush used in Chinese medicine (genus Vitex) / punishment cane (old)
croton (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科 / croton seed, a strong purgative
wildfire / (spreading like) wildfire / bush fire / farm fire (for clearing fields)
bush / shrub
Sapindales / order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee
lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush
to encircle / to go around / to circle / to beat about the bush
(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
(medicine) scrub typhus; bush typhus; tsutsugamushi disease
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom) / fig. to speak in a roundabout way / to equivocate / to beat about the bush
to go around in circles / to make a detour / (fig.) to beat about the bush
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy / to feel beleaguered
to muddle through / to fob sb off / to beat around the bush / to dodge
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *丵* | 丵* | *丵
thick grass / "bush" component in Chinese characters
to rotate / to twirl / to run around / to encircle / rotation / (coll.) to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush
tricky / involved / to beat about the bush
to run a long way around / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush
(coll.) to pace around nervously / to speak indirectly / to beat about the bush
Stevia, South American sunflower genus / sugarleaf (Stevia rebaudiana), bush whose leaves produce sugar substitute
short tree / bush / shrub
Bush (name) / George H.W. Bush (1924-2018), US president 1988-1992 / George W. Bush (1946-), US President 2000-2008
croton bush (Croton tiglium), evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科, with seed having strong purgative properties
galago; bush baby
(bird species of China) grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus)
(bird species of China) Chinese bush warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)
(bird species of China) Hume's bush warbler (Horornis brunnescens)
(bird species of China) Baikal bush warbler (Locustella davidi)
(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)
(bird species of China) long-billed bush warbler (Locustella major)
Croton, genus of evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科
(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
(bird species of China) spotted bush warbler (Locustella thoracica)
(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone)
(bird species of China) rufous-breasted bush robin (Tarsiger hyperythrus)
(bird species of China) brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris)
(bird species of China) grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)
(bird species of China) singing bush lark (Mirafra javanica)
(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Hemitesia pallidipes)
(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)
(bird species of China) white-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis)
(bird species of China) pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata)
(bird species of China) white-browed bush robin (Tarsiger indicus)
Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)
lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush
(bird species of China) collared bush robin (Tarsiger johnstoniae)
(bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)
snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis) / gum storax, used in TCM
(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis canturians)
(bird species of China) golden bush robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus)
taper bushing
(bird species of China) russet bush warbler (Locustella mandelli)
(bird species of China) yellow-bellied bush warbler (Horornis acanthizoides)
(bird species of China) Jerdon's bush chat (Saxicola jerdoni)


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