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皂（*皁）zào
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1.黑色 black：～鞋 zàoxié black shoes/ 不分～白（喻不问是非） bùfēn-zàobái make no distinction between black and white ( fig. make no distinction between right and wrong)
2.差役 yamen runner：～隶 zàolì yamen runner
3.［皂角 -jiǎo］［皂荚 -jiá］落叶乔木，枝上有刺，结的长荚叫“皂角”或“皂荚”，可供洗衣去污用 Chinese honey locust, a deciduous tree with thorns on branches, bearing long pods used for washing clothes ［肥皂 féi-］胰子，用碱和油脂等制成的洗濯用品 soap, a cleaning agent made from alkali, fats, etc. |