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靈芝

简灵芝 · 繁靈芝

Mandarin · pinyin líng zhī

lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)

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芝: zhī · sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)
灵: líng · spirit, soul; spiritual world

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2–1 · ling2 zhi1

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ling4 zi1

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noun

lingzhi (mushroom used in traditional Asian medicine, namely, Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma tsugae, or others in the genus Ganoderma)

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