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9		ㄅㄠ [bao1] .Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(1)  A kind of rush, used for mats.
(2)  The calyx of a flower: 含苞未放 in early puberty, still a virgin (in calyx);
開苞 deflorate (virgin);
to blossom.
Adj(AC) luxurant, thick (growth): 竹苞松茂 phr., symbolizing prosperity of family.
Words1.苞蟲 [bao1chong2], n., insect parasite which hurts rice plant. 
2.苞苴 [bao1jU1], n., bribery. 
3.苞稂 [bao1lang2], n., (AC) wild bush, undergrowth. 
4.苞木 [bao1mu4], n., bamboo. 
5.苞桑 [bao1sang1], adj., (AC) firmly bound. 
6.苞筍 [bao1sun3], n., one kind of bamboo shoot (＝冬筍).