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曇花

简昙花 · 繁曇花

Mandarin · pinyin tán huā

Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
昙: tán · become cloudy, overcast

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2–1 · tan2 hua1

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noun

Dutchman's pipe cactus; queen of the night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 優曇婆羅花／优昙婆罗花 (yōutánpóluó huā, “cluster fig (Ficus racemosa)”)

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