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四葉草

简四叶草 · 繁四葉草

Mandarin · pinyin sì yè cǎo

four-leaf clover

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四: sì · four
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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4–4–3 · si4 ye4 cao3

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sei3 jip6 cou2

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four-leaf clover

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