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黄粉

黃粉
huángfěn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 yellow powder
  2. 2 (short for) mealworm (黄粉虫)

Examples

墙角发现了一些黄粉，可能是粉笔灰。
Qiángjiǎo fāxiàn le yīxiē huángfěn, kěnéng shì fěnbǐ huī.
We found some yellow powder in the corner — probably chalk dust.
他养蜥蜴，每周买一盒黄粉虫。
Tā yǎng xīyì, měi zhōu mǎi yī hé huángfěn chóng.
He keeps lizards and buys a box of mealworms each week.

Tips

usage
Plain 'yellow powder' as a description; in pet/feed contexts it's an abbreviation of 黄粉虫 (mealworm). It also appears as a fragment in compounds — 玉米黄粉 (corn gluten meal), 黄粉病 (rust disease in plants).

Stroke Order

黄 huáng
粉 fěn