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旱金蓮

简旱金莲 · 繁旱金蓮

Mandarin · pinyin hàn jīn lián

garden nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus

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旱: hàn · drought; dry; dry land
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
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莲: lián · lotus, water lily; paradise

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4–1–2 · han4 jin1 lian2

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hon5 gam1 lin4

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