櫻桃

简 樱桃 · 繁 櫻桃
Mandarin · pinyin yīng táo

Meanings

  1. cherry
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櫻
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桃
táo · peach; marriage; surname
樱
yīng · cherry, cherry blossom
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1–2 · ying1 tao2

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jing1 tou4

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noun

  1. cherry (plant and fruit)
  2. (figurative) reddish mouth of a beautiful girl

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