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楊梅

简杨梅 · 繁楊梅

Mandarin · pinyin yáng méi

red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry

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梅: méi · plums; prunes; surname
杨: yáng · willow, poplar, aspen; surname

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2–2 · yang2 mei2

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noun

yangmei, Chinese bayberry, red bayberry, yumberry, waxberry, Chinese strawberry (Myrica rubra ⇒ Morella rubra, a Chinese fruit)
(dialectal) strawberry
(dialectal) short for 楊梅瘡／杨梅疮 (yángméichuāng, “syphilis”)

name

(～區, formerly ～市, ～鎮) Yangmei (a district of Taoyuan, Taiwan, formerly a city and an urban township)
(～鎮) Yangmei, Huazhou, Maoming, Guangdong, China
(～鎮) Yangmei, Yangshan, Qingyuan, Guangdong, China
(～鎮) Yangmei, Rong County, Yulin, Guangxi, China

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