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bamboo / CL: ,
HSK 5
Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries / Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
HSK 7-9
firecracker
HSK 7-9
bamboo pole
HSK 7-9
traditional Chinese musical instruments / music
bamboo rat
oleander (Nerium indicum) / Taiwan pr. [jia4 zhu2 tao2]
lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom) / fig. innocent children's games / childhood sweethearts / a couple who grew up as childhood friends
shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
firecracker
Takeshima (Korean Dokdo 獨島|独岛), disputed islands in Sea of Japan
fernleaf bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), species of bamboo native to China, suited to hedging and screening
bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
bamboo fungus; veiled lady mushroom (Phallus indusiatus)
Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽|德阳 prefecture, Sichuan
like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
bamboo raft
Zhudong or Chutung town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
Caryophyllaceae family (carnations and pinks)
bamboo pipe
lit. string and wind instruments (idiom) / fig. traditional Chinese ensemble music
Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries
Takeuchi (Japanese surname)
Zhunan or Chunan town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
boreal carnation or northern pink / Dianthus repens (botany)
Mianzhu, a county-level city in Deyang City 德陽市|德阳市, Sichuan
(bird species of China) pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia)
Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
bamboo and wood
Mackie's pest; lovegrass (Chrysopogon aciculatus)
lit. (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom) / fig. traditional Chinese music instruments
fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)
Yizhu or Ichu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州, Sichuan
bamboo forest
rolls of dried soymilk cream (used in cooking after being rehydrated)
grenadine / carnation / clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
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)
utensil made of bamboo
bamboo skewer / bamboo slip used in divination or gambling
a bamboo carriage / a palanquin
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨, Tibet
to set off firecrackers
setose asparagus
mangosteen
light cotton fabric
bamboo strip
grenadine / carnation / clove pink / Dianthus caryophyllus (botany)
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
Indian arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
Xinzhu or Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan
bamboo fungus
bamboo tube / bamboo pipe
black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson / see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡
bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)
angular Solomon's seal / Polygonatum odoratum
bamboo shoot
(bird species of China) mountain bamboo partridge (Bambusicola fytchii)
Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
Zhubei, a city in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan
bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater
like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube (metaphor for blurting everything out at once)
lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
see 毛竹
Chuk Yuen (place in Hong Kong)
black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)
Maizhokunggar county, Tibetan: Mal gro gung dkar rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩|拉萨, Tibet
Zhushan, a county in Shiyan City 十堰市, Hubei
wickerwork
bamboo bark / bamboo green (color)
see 毛竹
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(bound form) bamboo / Kangxi radical 118
Zhutang or Chutang Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
bamboo rhizome / bamboo whip
mottled bamboo
Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
Banjul, capital of Gambia (Tw)
see 毛竹
Zhuqi or Chuchi Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
bamboo hoop / bamboo band
wicker basket
so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted / innumerable crimes (idiom) / see also 罄筆難書|罄笔难书
China pink / Dianthus chinensis (botany)
bamboo comb

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