芫荽葉

简 芫荽叶 · 繁 芫荽葉
Mandarin · pinyin yán sui yè

Meanings

  1. coriander leaf
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芫
yán · Daphne genkwa
荽
suī · coriander
葉
yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
叶
yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
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2–5–4 · yan2 sui5 ye4

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