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山葵 (saan1 kwai4/3) — wasabi; (common misspelling) wasabe | Scientific name: Wasabia japonica in Cantonese

saanˉ¹山kwai4/3葵
Mandarin Pinyin: shan1 kui2

Meaning of 山葵

nounwasabi; (common misspelling) wasabe | Scientific name: Wasabia japonica

Characters in 山葵

山saan1
mountain; hill; peak
葵kwai4
a term used in certain big flowering plants (eg. sunflower 向日葵, the mallow family 锦葵科--in particular, hollycock 蜀葵 (the genus Alcea))

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