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雲芝

简云芝 · 繁雲芝

Mandarin · pinyin yún zhī

turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor)

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雲: yún · clouds; Yunnan province
芝: zhī · sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)
云: yún · say, speak; clouds

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2–1 · yun2 zhi1

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