徒长 |
tú zhǎng |
(of a plant) to experience excessive vegetative growth (at the expense of flowering or fruiting) |
徒 |
Tú |
surname Tu |
徒 |
tú |
(bound form) disciple; apprentice; believer; (derog.) wrongdoer (as in 骗徒 "swindler" or 叛徒 "traitor" etc) / (bound form) on foot / (bound form) bare; empty / (bound form) to no avail; in vain / (bound form) merely; just; only / (bound form) prison sentence |
长 |
cháng |
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
长 |
zhǎng |
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |