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寶塔菜

简宝塔菜 · 繁寶塔菜

Mandarin · pinyin bǎo tǎ cài

Chinese artichoke (Stachys affinis), perennial plant with an edible rhizome

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寶: Look up this written character
塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
宝: bǎo · treasure, jewel; precious, rare

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3–3–4 · bao3 ta3 cai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bou2 taap3 coi3

Cantonese word readings for 寶塔菜. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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