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冬筍
dōng sǔn
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winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
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春筍
chūn sǔn
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springtime bamboo shoots;
fig. (of woman's fingers) tender and delicate
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玉米筍
yù mǐ sǔn
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baby corn
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石筍
shí sǔn
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stalagmite
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竹筍
zhú sǔn
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bamboo shoot
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茭白筍
jiāo bái sǔn
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edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gu1], aka water bamboo
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萵筍
wō sǔn
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Chinese lettuce;
celtuce;
asparagus lettuce;
celery lettuce;
stem lettuce
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蘆筍
lú sǔn
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asparagus
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雨後春筍
yǔ hòu chūn sǔn
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lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth;
many new things emerge in rapid succession
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黎筍
lí sǔn
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Le Duan (1907-1986), Vietnamese communist politician
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筍絲
sǔn sī
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bamboo shoots sliced into thin strips; a type of ingredient used in Chinese cuisine
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