沙棗 [－枣]

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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    Russian olive; oleaster (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
    • 不是人像沙棗，是沙棗像人。
      不是人像沙枣，是沙枣像人。
      bù shì rén xiàng shā zǎo ， shì shā zǎo xiàng rén ．
      It's not that humans are like oleasters, but that oleasters are like humans.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    不是人像沙枣，是沙枣像人。
    不是人像沙棗，是沙棗像人。
    bù shì rén xiàng shā zǎo ， shì shā zǎo xiàng rén ．
    • It's not that humans are like oleasters, but that oleasters are like humans.