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松柏

Mandarin · pinyin sōng bǎi

pine and cypress
fig. chaste and undefiled
fig. tomb

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松: sōng · pine tree; fir tree
柏: bǎi · bó · cypress, cedar

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1–3 · song1 bai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cung4 paak3

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noun

pine and cypress
(Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew) pine
(figurative) steadfast integrity
(figurative) grave (as pine and cypress trees were traditionally planted in cemeteries)

name

(～鎮) Songbai (a town in Shennongjia, Hubei, China)
(～村) Songbai (a village in Songbai, Shennongjia, Hubei, China)

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