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獨子蒜

简独子蒜 · 繁獨子蒜

Mandarin · pinyin dú zǐ suàn

solo garlic; single-clove garlic

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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
蒜: suàn · garlic
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only

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2–3–4 · du2 zi3 suan4

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