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淫羊藿

Mandarin · pinyin yín yáng huò

Epimedium, genus of herbaceous flowering plant, cultivated in the Far East as aphrodisiac
also called barrenwort or horny goatweed (said to resemble crushed goat's testicles)

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淫: yín · obscene, licentious, lewd
羊: yáng · sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
藿: huò · Agastache rugosa, Korean mint

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2–2–4 · yin2 yang2 huo4

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jam4 joeng4 fok3

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noun

horny goat weed, herba epimedii (A herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.)

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