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Mandarin · pinyin shé tāi

(TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)

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舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
苔: tái · moss, lichen

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2–1 · she2 tai1

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noun

tongue coating; fur

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