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人參果

简人参果 · 繁人參果

Mandarin · pinyin rén shēn guǒ

fictional fruit in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West 西遊記 Xī yóu jì
pepino melon

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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果: guǒ · fruit; result
参: cān · take part in, intervene; ginseng; 21st lunar mansion, determinative star ζ Orionis (Alnitak)

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2–1–3 · ren2 shen1 guo3

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noun

fictional fruit in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West
(marketing name) pepino melon

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