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奇花異草

简 奇花异草 · 繁 奇花異草
Mandarin · pinyin qí huā yì cǎo

Meanings

  1. (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
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奇
qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
花
huā · flower; blossoms
異
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草
cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
异
yì · different, unusual, strange
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2–1–4–3 · qi2 hua1 yi4 cao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2

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kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) exotic flowers and rare grass

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