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Readings

Pinyin: xiè

Wade-Giles: hsieh

Hangul: 해

Korean MC: hae

Korean MR: hae

Katakana: カイ

Hepburn: kai

large leek

• A leek, shallot. (Skt. gṛñjanaka, *gṛñjana). Not to be eaten 不應食 by monastics. [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa]

Dictionary References:

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 1026

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generated: 2014-02-27