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九層塔

简九层塔 · 繁九層塔

Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ céng tǎ

basil

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九: jiǔ · nine
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塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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3–2–3 · jiu3 ceng2 ta3

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noun

basil (specifically Thai basil, Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora)

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