Assertion: soybean | /r/Synonym | sou
Facets:
value: in the chinese dictionary
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: A second theory, first mentioned by Piper and Morse (1923) and repeated in the Encyclopedia Britannica , states that in the Chinese dictionary Kouang-ia , dating from the beginning of the Christian era, the soybean was called both ta-tou (ta-teou) and sou ; the latter Chinese term was very probably the source of the terms soi (Malay), soy, soya, and soja .