As nouns the difference between china and yamboo
is that china is (uncountable) the root of a climbing plant, smilax china l, once believed to have important medicinal properties or china can be (cockney rhyming slang|countable) mate (ie, friend) while yamboo is a small gold or silver ingot formerly used as currency in some parts of china.
china
Proper noun
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en proper noun)
A country in East Asia, officially named the People's Republic of China ().
A region in East Asia comprising the areas governed by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The civilization of the Chinese people.
(very rarely) A female given name.
Derived terms
* China Hand
* Chinaman
* China syndrome
* Chinese
* sinophobia
See also
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* Cathay
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* all the tea in China
* made in China
Anagrams
* (l)
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yamboo
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A small gold or silver ingot formerly used as currency in some parts of China.