In Chinese, some two-character words or phrases will take on new meanings if the order of the two characters is swapped. For example, “牛奶(niúnǎi)” means “milk” but “奶牛(nǎiniú)” means “cow”, “喜欢(xǐhuān)” is “to like” but “欢喜(huānxǐ)” is “happy”, and “刷牙(shuāyá)” means “to brush one’s teeth” but “牙刷(yáshuā)” is “toothbrush”.
All of the following words take on new meanings when the order of the two characters is changed except ____.
A. 蜜蜂(mìfēng) and 蜂蜜(fēngmì)
B. 苹果(píngguǒ) and 果苹(guǒpíng)
C. 国王(guówáng) and 王国(wángguó)
D. 白雪(báixuě) and 雪白(xuěbái)
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