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橡膠樹

简橡胶树 · 繁橡膠樹

Mandarin · pinyin xiàng jiāo shù

rubber tree

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橡: xiàng · chestnut oak; rubber tree; rubber
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樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
胶: jiāo · glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish

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4–1–4 · xiang4 jiao1 shu4

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zoeng6 gaau1 syu6

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noun

rubber tree (a type of tree from which rubber is derived)

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