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巴豆屬

简巴豆属 · 繁巴豆屬

Mandarin · pinyin bā dòu shǔ

Croton, genus of evergreen bush of Euphorbiaceae family 大戟科 dà jǐ kē

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巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
豆: dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
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属: shǔ · class, category, type; belong to

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1–4–3 · ba1 dou4 shu3

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baa1 dau2 suk6

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