栲膠

简 栲胶 · 繁 栲膠
Mandarin · pinyin kǎo jiāo

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  1. tannin
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栲
kǎo · mangrove
膠
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胶
jiāo · glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone
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3–1 · kao3 jiao1

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