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蚕豆
cándòu
Main
English Definitionbroad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
Simplified Script蚕豆
Traditional Script蠶豆
Pinyincándòu
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄘㄢˊ ㄉㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)caam4dau2
Part of Speech(名) noun
Word Decomposition
蚕cánsilkworm
豆dòubean; pea; sacrificial vessel

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Words With Same Head Word    
蚕食cánshíto nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves); fig. to embezzle progressively
蚕丝cánsīnatural silk (secreted by silkworm)
蚕茧cánjiǎnsilkworm cocoon
蚕蛹cányǒngsilkworm chrysalis; pupa
蚕种cánzhǒngsilkworm eggs
Words With Same Tail Word    
红豆hóngdòuazuki bean; red bean
绿豆lǜdòumung bean
黄豆huángdòusoybean
大豆dàdòusoybean
土豆tǔdòupotato; (Tw) peanut
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