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紅毛丹

简红毛丹 · 繁紅毛丹

Mandarin · pinyin hóng máo dān

rambutan or rumbutan (tropical fruit) (Nephelium lappaceum)

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紅: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
红: hóng · red, vermillion; blush, flush

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2–2–1 · hong2 mao2 dan1

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hung4 mou4 daan1

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noun

rambutan (fruit)

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