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夜來香

简夜来香 · 繁夜來香

Mandarin · pinyin yè lái xiāng

tuberose (Agave amica)
night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) (aka 夜香木 yè xiāng mù)

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夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
香: xiāng · fragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning

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4–2–1 · ye4 lai2 xiang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

je6 loi4 hoeng1

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noun

tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa
night-blooming cestrum, Cestrum nocturnum
Tonkin jasmine, Telosma cordata
(Cantonese, dated) night soil, human faeces

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