苞米

bāomǐ
noun

Measure Word

苞米 suì

Meanings

  1. 1 (dialect) corn; maize

Examples

Dōngběi rén guǎn yùmǐ jiào bāomǐ.
Northeasterners call maize 'baomi'.
Yuànzi lǐ liàng zhe jīnhuáng de bāomǐ.
Golden-yellow corn is drying out in the courtyard.

Tips

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苞米 is the Northeast (东北) and parts of Hebei/Shandong word for 玉米 (maize). It's colloquial and regional — in Mandarin textbooks and southern Chinese you'll only hear 玉米. The husk-wrapped 'bract' image gives its meaning.

Stroke Order

bāo