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唐棣

Mandarin · pinyin táng dì

shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier)
painter and poet of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)

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唐: táng · Tang dynasty; Chinese
棣: dì · Kerria japonica, Japanese rose

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2–4 · tang2 di4

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tong4 dai6

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noun

shadbush, serviceberry (Amelanchier)
shadbush, serviceberry (Amelanchier) — (in particular) Chinese serviceberry (Amelanchier sinica)
(alt-of, alternative) Alternative term for 棠棣 (tángdì), referring to Prunus japonica

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