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Mandarin · pinyin yì bàn

(botany) alae; wing petals (of a papilionaceous flower)

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翼: yì · wings; fins on fish; shelter; 27th lunar mansion, determinative star α Crateris (Alkes)
瓣: bàn · petal; segment; valves

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4–4 · yi4 ban4

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