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秘魯苦蘵

简秘鲁苦蘵 · 繁秘魯苦蘵

Mandarin · pinyin Bì lǔ kǔ zhí

Peruvian ground-cherry
cape gooseberry
Physalis peruviana

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秘: mì · secret, mysterious, abstruse
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苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
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鲁: lǔ · foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar

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4–3–3–2 · Bi4 lu3 ku3 zhi2

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