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爬山虎

Mandarin · pinyin pá shān hǔ

Boston ivy or Japanese creeper (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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爬: pá · crawl, creep; climb; scramble
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname

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2–1–3 · pa2 shan1 hu3

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paa4 saan1 fu2

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noun

Boston ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 爬山 (páshān), 虎.

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