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白菜型油菜

Mandarin · pinyin bái cài xíng yóu cài

a type of rapeseed (Brassica rapa) cultivated for its edible leaves (including varieties like bok choy and choy sum), as well as for oil production and green manure

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
菜: cài · vegetables; dish, order; food
型: xíng · pattern, model, type; law; mold
油: yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints

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2–4–2–2–4 · bai2 cai4 xing2 you2 cai4

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