Definition
莜 (yóu) is a bound morpheme that only appears in the word 莜麦 (yóumài, naked oat) and related terms like 莜面 (yóumiàn, oat noodles). It has no independent meaning and is not used alone in modern Chinese.
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(bound morpheme) naked oat (in 莜麦, 莜面)
Examples
- 莜。yóu mài shì yì zhǒng jiànkāng de liángshí.Naked oat is a healthy grain.
- 莜。yóu miàn shì Shānxī de tèsè shíwù.Oat noodles are a specialty of Shanxi.
- 莜。Zhè zhǒng yóu mài chǎn zì Nèi Měnggǔ.This kind of naked oat is produced in Inner Mongolia.
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