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地下莖

简地下茎 · 繁地下莖

Mandarin · pinyin dì xià jīng

(botany) underground stem

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地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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茎: jīng · stem, stalk

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4–4–1 · di4 xia4 jing1

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noun

(botany) underground stem

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