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- grass
- straw
- manuscript
- draft (of a document)
- careless
- rough
- CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
- aromatic herb
- vanilla
- alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei
- (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)
Trad. 種草
- (neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media)
Trad. 燈草
- the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps
- to take to the woods to become an outlaw
- (dialect) to be born (Etymology: in former times, a bed of straw or grass was used as padding during childbirth)
- bag made of woven straw
- bag filled with straw
- (fig.) a good-for-nothing
- clumsy oaf
- Lucao or Lutsao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
- Caotun Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
- aquatic plants
- water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals)
- (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw
- grass that has grown on a grave since last year
- (fig.) grave
- to have died long ago
- fodder provided to animals for the night
Trad. 草標
- (old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale.
- red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
- flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye
- arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)
Trad. 草碼
- the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine
Trad. 淺草
- Asakusa (district of Tokyo known for its traditional atmosphere and Sensō-ji, a 7th-century Buddhist temple)
Trad. 臥草
- (substitute for 我肏[wo3 cao4]) fuck
- WTF
- (soccer) to waste time by feigning injury
Trad. 勁草
- tough upright grass
- (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship
Trad. 溪黃草
- Rabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (together with mint and lavender), used in TCM
Trad. 撈稻草
- (fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation)
- to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously)
Trad. 咸豐草
- (Tw) (botany) hairy beggarticks (Bidens pilosa var. radiata)
Trad. 竹節草
- Mackie's pest; lovegrass (Chrysopogon aciculatus)
Trad. 棕草鶥
- (bird species of China) Tibetan babax (Pterorhinus koslowi)
- Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tai4 yuan2 shi4], Shanxi
- (Tw) a traditional Taiwanese drink made from cooling medicinal herbs, typically used to relieve internal heat or sore throat, made with ingredients such as mesona 仙草[xian1 cao3], fish mint 魚腥草|鱼腥草[yu2 xing1 cao3], mint and dandelion
Trad. 牆頭草
- sb who goes whichever way the wind blows
- sb with no mind of their own
- easily swayed person
- opportunist
- hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer
- mimosa
- sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
Trad. 鹿草鄉
- Lucao or Lutsao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
Trad. 草原鵰
- (bird species of China) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
Trad. 草原鷂
- (bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)
Trad. 隱身草
- legendary grass conferring invisibility
- fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans
Trad. 草地鷚
- (bird species of China) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Trad. 草屯鎮
- Caotun Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
Trad. 草泥馬
- grass mud horse
- used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
Trad. 魚腥草
- chameleon plant; fish mint (Houttuynia cordata)
Trad. 大草鶥
- (bird species of China) giant babax (Pterorhinus waddelli)
Trad. 大草鶯
- (bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)