Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words珊瑚

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珊瑚

shān hú·ㄕㄢㄏㄨˊ

“coral; hard calcium-carbonate skeletons secreted by marine polyps; used in jewelry; comes in white, red, pink, black.”

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Coral; a hard, stony substance secreted by marine polyps, often brightly colored and beautifully colored.

Coral; a ritual vessel for grain used in ancient ancestral temple sacrifices.