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貝多

简贝多 · 繁貝多

Mandarin · pinyin bèi duō

pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
贝: bèi · sea shell; money, currency

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4–1 · bei4 duo1

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noun · Etymology 1

(～樹) talipot; Corypha umbraculifera
(Buddhism) Buddhist scriptures

name · Etymology 2

(Chinese mythology) a state in Chinese mythology during the Zhou Dynasty

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