笋

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1. bamboo shoot

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Words Containing 笋

• 冬笋 冬笋 dōng sǔn: winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
• 春笋 春笋 chūn sǔn: springtime bamboo shoots
• 玉米笋 玉米笋 yù mǐ sǔn: baby corn
• 石笋 石笋 shí sǔn: stalagmite
• 竹笋 竹笋 zhú sǔn: bamboo shoot
• 茭白笋 茭白笋 jiāo bái sǔn: edible stem of Manchurian wild rice 菰[gū], aka water bamboo
• 莴笋 莴笋 wō sǔn: Chinese lettuce
• 芦笋 芦笋 lú sǔn: asparagus
• 雨后春笋 雨后春笋 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn: lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
• 黎笋 黎笋 lí sǔn: Le Duan (1907-1986), Vietnamese communist politician