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The Chinese word for potato is
土豆

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potato

Chinese Definition


potato
     1. 名词. 馬鈴薯、﹝大陸也稱之為﹞土豆
Components
     1. earth; soil
           土堆 - mound; hillock
           這兒r 的 土 夠 肥 的。 - The soil here is quite fertile.
     2. (dialectal) dust
     3. land
           國土 - territory
           寸土不讓 - to not give up a single inch of one's territory
     4. crude opium
           煙土 - crude opium
     5. hometown; native place
           故土 - native land; native place
     6. local; native; indigenous
           土著 - aboriginal
           土話 - local dialect
     7. rustic; unsophisticated; uncouth; vulgar; tasteless; uncultured
           我 覺得 東北話 實在 太 土 了。 - I think that Northeastern Mandarin is too rustic.
     8. indigenous; traditional and used by the common people
           土法 - traditional method used by the common people; indigenous method
           土 槍 - gun manufactured using indigenous methods
     9. the Tu ethnic group; Monguor people; White Mongol
     10. Short for 土耳其, Turkey
           ^俄 ^土 戰爭 - Russo-Turkish War
     11. Only used in 土門 (tr=Túmén)
     12. Simplified form of 士
     1. pod-bearing plant or its seeds; bean; pea
           綠豆 - mung bean
           蠶豆 - fava bean
           豌豆 - pea
     2. bean-shaped object
           咖啡豆 - coffee bean
     3. (historical) stemmed shallow bowl on a round base, often with a lid and sometimes with handles, initially earthenware and used as a food container, later also made of wood or bronze and used to hold m



Translations for and their definitions

土豆
     1. n. (mainland China) potato
     2. n. (Taiwan) peanut


馬鈴薯
     1. n. potato (Solanum tuberosum)


马铃薯
     1. Simplified form of 馬鈴薯


洋芋
     1. n. (regional) potato


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