菰 (gū) — wild rice (an aquatic plant with edible seeds)

Definition

Examples

• 这种菰生长在南方水田里。
  Zhè zhǒng gū shēng zhǎng zài nán fāng shuǐ tián lǐ.
  This kind of wild rice grows in southern paddy fields.
• 菰米可以煮粥，味道很清香。
  gū Mǐ kě yǐ zhǔ zhōu, wèi dào hěn qīng xiāng.
  Wild rice can be cooked into porridge; it has a light fragrance.
• 农民在湖里种植菰，秋天收获。
  Nóng mín zài hú lǐ zhòng zhí gū, qiū tiān shōu huò.
  Farmers plant wild rice in the lake and harvest it in autumn.

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