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提摩西草

Mandarin · pinyin tí mó xī cǎo

(loanword) Timothy grass

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提: tí · hold in hand; lift in hand
摩: mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs

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2–2–1–3 · ti2 mo2 xi1 cao3

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