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肉桂

Mandarin · pinyin ròu guì

Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)

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肉: ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
桂: guì · cassia or cinnamon

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4–4 · rou4 gui4

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noun

cassia (the Chinese cinnamon Cinnamomum cassia)
cassia bark (herb used in traditional Chinese medicine for various ailments)
related members of the genus Cinnamomum, such as true cinnamon (C. verum), Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni), and Vietnamese cinnamon (Cinnamomum loureiroi)
bark of such trees

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