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bamboo / CL: , ,
HSK 5
firecracker
HSK 7-9
bamboo / bamboo pole
HSK 7-9
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
setose asparagus
bamboo stick used as a toy horse
bamboo shoot
Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳, Sichuan
bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
wickerwork
bamboo joint
bamboo and wood
bamboo tube / bamboo pipe
Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei
Zhushan County in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei / Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
angular Solomon's seal / Polygonatum odoratum
like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
bamboo forest
Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
oleander (Nerium indicum) / Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
bamboo fungus; veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus)
mottled bamboo
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨, Tibet
rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)
Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)
China pink / Dianthus chinensis (botany)
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
utensil made of bamboo
split-leaf philodendron / Monstera deliciosa
bamboo raft
bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater
firecracker
bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)
wicker basket
mangosteen
Takeuchi (Japanese surname)
Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
bamboo pipe
bamboo and silk writing materials (before paper)
bamboo strip
bamboo (genus Fargesia)
light cotton fabric
Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽|德阳 prefecture, Sichuan
Chutien township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县, Taiwan
Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
bamboo bark / bamboo green (color)
shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries
Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
bamboo comb
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
fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)
bamboo (archaic)
Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳, Sichuan
Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan
bamboo fungus
to set off firecrackers
Zhuxi county in Shiyan 十堰, Hubei
made of bamboo
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨, Tibet
spiny bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)
childhood friend (idiom)
see 毛竹
Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
grenadine / carnation / clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
a bamboo carriage / a palanquin
Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)
Class Magnoliopsida (biology)
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
bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
boreal carnation or northern pink / Dianthus repens (botany)
grenadine / carnation / clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
see 毛竹
Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州, Sichuan
Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州, Sichuan
(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
see 毛竹
(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
grenadine / carnation / clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
Dianthus genus (carnations and pinks)
Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
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  *竹* | 竹* | *竹
bamboo / CL: , , / Kangxi radical 118
Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan

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