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茶葉

简茶叶 · 繁茶葉

Mandarin · pinyin chá yè

tea
tea leaves
Classifier: 盒 hé, 罐 guàn, 包 bāo, 片 piàn

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茶: chá · tea
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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2–4 · cha2 ye4

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caa4 jip6

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noun · Etymology 1

tea leaf; tea (Classifier: 片 m; 塊／块 c; 包 m c)

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