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攀枝花

Mandarin · pinyin pān zhī huā#

kapok (tree)

Mandarin · pinyin Pān zhī huā#

see 攀枝花市 Pān zhī huā Shì

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攀: pān · climb; pull; hang on to
枝: zhī · branches, limbs; branch off
花: huā · flower; blossoms

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1–1–1 · pan1 zhi1 hua1

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noun

(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 木棉 (mùmián, “kapok (Bombax ceiba)”).

name

(～市) Panzhihua (a prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China)

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