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細葉脈

简细叶脉 · 繁細葉脈

Mandarin · pinyin xì yè mài

veinlet in a leaf

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細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries

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4–4–4 · xi4 ye4 mai4

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sai3 jip6 mak6

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