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荼

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Definitions

  1. 1. thistle
  2. 2. common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
  3. 3. bitter (taste)
  4. 4. cruel
  5. 5. flowering grass in profusion

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戰爭如火如 荼 。
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Words Containing 荼

如火如荼
rú huǒ rú tú

like wildfire (idiom)

曼荼罗
màn tú luó

(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala

秋荼密网
qiū tú mì wǎng

flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law

荼毒
tú dú

torment

荼毒生灵
tú dú shēng líng

to torment the people (idiom)

达罗毗荼
dá luó pí tú

Dravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages)

食荼卧棘
shí tú wò jí

to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

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