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林檎

Mandarin · pinyin lín qín

Meanings

  1. Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)
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林
lín · forest, grove; surname
檎
qín · small red apple
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2–2 · lin2 qin2

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noun · Etymology 1

  1. Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)
  2. wedding gift
  3. (Teochew, Zhao'an and Singapore Hokkien) sugar apple

noun · Etymology 2

  1. (Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) apple

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