- 莲藕 lián'ǒu lotus root
- 藕断丝连 ǒuduànsīlián lingering connectionlit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined; still connected despite an apparent break, especially between former lovers.
- 吃藕 chī'ǒu ugly(slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from the near-homophone [[丑|醜|chou3]])
- 抛生藕 pāoshēng'ǒu flirt(Cantonese) (of a woman) to direct a coquettish look, comment or gesture at a guy
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH