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混交林

Mandarin · pinyin hùn jiāo lín

mixed forest

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混: hùn · to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along
交: jiāo · mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
林: lín · forest, grove; surname

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4–1–2 · hun4 jiao1 lin2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

wan6 gaau1 lam4

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noun

mixed forest (forest composed of more than one species of tree)

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