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孟宗竹

Mandarin · pinyin mèng zōng zhú

see 毛竹 máo zhú

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孟: mèng · first in series; great, eminent
宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
竹: zhú · bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118

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4–1–2 · meng4 zong1 zhu2

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moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)

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