菁 [-]
Jyutping
zing1
Pinyin
jīng
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leek flower/lush/luxuriant/turnip/flowers/water weeds/essence/vegetabels
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character, literary, obsolete
garlic chive flowers (Allium tuberosum)
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character
Brassica
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character, literary, obsolete
flowers
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character, Min-Nan
betel nut
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character
Used in 菁菁 (jīngjīng, “luxuriant”).
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character, Min-Dong
common reed
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flower of leek family
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turnip
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Cangjie Input
TQMB
菁 [-]
Jyutping
cing1
Pinyin
jīng
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leek flower
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lush
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luxuriant
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leek flower/lush/luxuriant/turnip/flowers/water weeds/essence/vegetabels
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Cantonese
去芜存菁
去蕪存菁
heoi3 mou4 cyun4 cing1
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to separate the wheat from the chaff