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芡實

简芡实 · 繁芡實

Mandarin · pinyin qiàn shí

Gorgon fruit
Semen euryales (botany)
see also 雞頭米 jī tóu mǐ

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芡: qiàn · plant allied to the waterlily
實: shí · real, true, solid, honest
实: shí · real, true; honest, sincere

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4–2 · qian4 shi2

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noun

foxnut; seed of Euryale ferox (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

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