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The Chinese word for prune is
西梅

xī méi



prune

Chinese Definition


prune
     1. 修剪
     2. 砍掉
     3. 除掉
     4. 删减
     5. 删简
     6. 乾李
     7. 深紫红色
     8. 讨厌的
     9. 蠢货
Components
西
     1. west; western
     2. (Cantonese, euphemistic) Synonym of 閪 (hai1)
     3. spin (noun)
           腳趾尾mei5-1 拉laai1西 - to do a sidespin with one's little toe -
     4. to spin; to cause to spin
     5. carrying spin
     6. to deviate from a path due to some force
           架 車 轉zyun3彎 嗰陣zan6-2 好 西。 - There was strong centrifugal force when the vehicle turned.
     7. to hit
           一嘢 西 落 佢 度
     1. Prunus mume (Chinese plum or Japanese apricot)
           話梅 - li hing mui
           烏梅 - smoked plum
     2. (in compounds) A plant sharing similarities with Prunus mume in habit, flowers or fruits
           蠟梅 - Chimonanthus praecox
           茶梅 - Camellia sasanqua
           楊梅 - Myrica rubra
           西梅 - Prunus domestica
     3. (obsolete) (zh-alt-name, 楠, gloss=)
     4. Short for 梅雨
     5. Short for 梅州
           w:zh:梅光達\梅光達 - Mei Quong Tart (q-lite, merchant)
           w:zh:梅艷芳\梅艷芳 - Anita Mui (q-lite, singer)



Translations for and their definitions

李子乾
     1. prune









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