洋蔥

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See also: 洋葱

Chinese

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ocean; foreign scallion; green onion
trad. (洋蔥/洋葱) /
simp. (洋葱)
Literally: “Western green onion”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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洋蔥/洋葱

洋蔥

  1. onion (bulb)
    孩子悄悄洋蔥 [MSC, trad.]
    孩子悄悄洋葱 [MSC, simp.]
    Háizǐmen qiāoqiāo rēngdiào ròuchuàn shàng de yángcōng. [Pinyin]
    The children secretly threw away the rings of raw onions in their kebabs.
  2. onion (plant)
  3. (neologism, figurative) sad story; tearjerker
    洋蔥洋葱  ―  nèi yǒu yángcōng  ―  There is a sad story behind [this incident]

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Bouyei: yangfcungy
  • Zhuang: yangzcoeng