洋蔥

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See also: 洋葱

Chinese[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

洋蔥/洋葱

洋蔥

  1. onion
    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. (neologism, figurative) sad story; tearjerker
    洋蔥洋葱  ―  nèi yǒu yángcōng  ―  There is a sad story behind [this incident]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Bouyei: yangfcungy
  • Zhuang: yangzcoeng