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潛育土

简潜育土 · 繁潛育土

Mandarin · pinyin qián yù tǔ

gleysol (soil taxonomy)

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育: yù · produce, give birth to; educate
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
潜: qián · hide; hidden, secret, latent

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2–4–3 · qian2 yu4 tu3

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