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五葉松

简五叶松 · 繁五葉松

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ yè sōng

Taiwan white pine (Pinus morrisonicola)

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五: wǔ · five; surname
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
松: sōng · pine tree; fir tree
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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3–4–1 · wu3 ye4 song1

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