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三葉草

简三叶草 · 繁三葉草

Mandarin · pinyin sān yè cǎo

clover
trefoil

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三: sān · three
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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1–4–3 · san1 ye4 cao3

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clover (Trifolium)

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