燈籠花

简 灯笼花 · 繁 燈籠花
Mandarin · pinyin dēng lóng huā

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  1. Chinese enkianthus
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燈
dēng · lantern, lamp
籠
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花
huā · flower; blossoms
灯
dēng · lantern, lamp
笼
lóng · cage; cage-like basket
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1–2–1 · deng1 long2 hua1

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dang1 lung4 faa1

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