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互生葉

简互生叶 · 繁互生葉

Mandarin · pinyin hù shēng yè

alternate phyllotaxy (leaf pattern)

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互: hù · mutually, reciprocally
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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4–1–4 · hu4 sheng1 ye4

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