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四季豆

Mandarin · pinyin sì jì dòu

green bean
French bean
runner bean

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四: sì · four
季: jì · quarter of year; season; surname
豆: dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151

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4–4–4 · si4 ji4 dou4

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sei3 gwai3 dau2

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noun

green bean
(Yangzhou Mandarin, Shanghainese) sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
(Loudi Xiang) cowpea; black-eyed pea

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