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玫瑰

Mandarin · pinyin méi guī

rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (Classifier: 棵 kē)
rose flower (Classifier: 朵 duǒ)

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玫: méi · rose
瑰: guī · extraordinary, fabulous; rose

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2–1 · mei2 gui1

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mui4 gwai3

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noun

(botany) rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa)
hybrid roses for ornamental and edible uses
(～花) rose (flower) (Classifier: 朵 m)
(～色) rose colour
(literary, historical) a kind of beautiful jade

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