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13.09.04

Chinese Word of the Day


- Luo2 - Radish

蘿蔔 - Luo2 Bo2 - Radish-ish things

糖蘿蔔 - Tang2 Luo2 Bo2 - Sugar Radish — Beet

青蘿蔔 - Qing1 Luo2 Bo2 - Blue-Green Radish — Turnip

白蘿蔔 - Bai2 Luo2 Bo2 - White Radish — Daikon Radish

歐洲蘿蔔 - Ou1 Zhou1 Luo2 Bo2 - Europe Contienent Radish — Parsnip

紅蘿蔔 - Hong2 Luo2 Bo2 - Red Radish — Carrot (why? they aren’t red, and they aren’t radishes! carrots and radishes aren’t even in the same family!)

And astoundingly, 小胡蘿蔔 - Xiao3 Hong2 Luo2 Bo2 - Little Red Radish — Radish


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