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棒子
bàngzi
1. stick
2. club
3. cudgel
4. maize (corn)
5. ear of maize
6. corncob
7. (derog.) Korean
Common • Top 22%

Character Breakdown

棒
bàng
stick, club; strong, smart; to hit
HSK 4 12 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (7)

棒子国
Bàngziguó
(derog.) Korea
棒子面
bàngzimiàn
maize cornflour
穷棒子
qióngbàngzi
poor but spirited person
韩棒子
Hánbàngzi
Korean (derog.)
棒子面儿
bàngzimiànr
erhua variant of [[棒子麵|棒子面<bàngzimiàn>]]
高丽棒子
Gāolíbàngzi
Korean (derog.)
东一榔头西一棒子
dōngyīlángtóuxīyībàngzi
banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision

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