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山
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waai4 saan1
Pinyin
huái shān
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya), aka nagaimo
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
一種植物;又叫山藥,有藥效
Chinese yam
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun
Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya)
(syn.) 山藥薯, 薯蕷, 山藥, 山艿, 懷山藥, 鐵棍兒山藥, 淮山, 薯, 長山藥, 山薯
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
山藥 – 山药
薯蕷 – 薯蓣
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
淮山可以止屙,但冇肚屙嘅话食太多会结恭。
淮山可以止屙,但冇肚屙嘅話食太多會結恭。
waai4 saan1 ho2 ji5 zi2 o1, daan6 mou5 tou5 o1 ge3 waa2 sik6 taai3 do1 wui5 git3 gung1.
Chinese yam can be used to stop diarrhea, but if you don't have diarrhea and eat too much of that will cause constipation.