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吉貝

简吉贝 · 繁吉貝

Mandarin · pinyin jí bèi

kapok (Ceiba pentandra)

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吉: jí · lucky, propitious, good
貝: Look up this written character
贝: bèi · sea shell; money, currency

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2–4 · ji2 bei4

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noun

Ceiba pentandra
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 古貝 /古贝 (gǔbèi, “Bombax ceiba or Gossypium herbaceum”)

name

(～村) Jibei (a rural village in Baisha, Penghu County, Taiwan)

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