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穀子

穀子

Chinese

grain; corn
 
child; son; (noun suff.); small thing; midnight; 11 p.m.-1 a.m.; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch
trad. (穀子)
simp. (谷子)

Noun

穀子

  1. (Intermediate Mandarin) millet
  2. foxtail millet (Setaria italica) (esp. in northern China)[1]

References

  1. Francesca Bray, "Millet cultivation in China: a historical survey," Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée, 28(3): 291-307, 1981.