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移植

Mandarin · pinyin yí zhí

to transplant

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移: yí · change place, shift; move about
植: zhí · plant, trees, plants; grow

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2–2 · yi2 zhi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji4 zik6

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verb

(botany) to transplant (a plant)
(medicine) to transplant; to graft
(figurative) to introduce (something) from another place; to adapt (from)

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