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白殭蠶

简白僵蚕 · 繁白殭蠶

Mandarin · pinyin bái jiāng cán

the larva of silkworm with batrytis

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
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僵: jiāng · stiff and motionless, stock still
蚕: cán · silkworms

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2–1–2 · bai2 jiang1 can2

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noun

Silkworm larva with batrytis. (A substance used in traditional Chinese medicine to reduce wind, to lower blood pressure and platelet coagulation.)

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