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冰葉日中花

简冰叶日中花 · 繁冰葉日中花

Mandarin · pinyin bīng yè rì zhōng huā

ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

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冰: bīng · ice; ice-cold
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
花: huā · flower; blossoms
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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1–4–4–1–1 · bing1 ye4 ri4 zhong1 hua1

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