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草木灰

Mandarin · pinyin cǎo mù huī

plant ash

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草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
灰: huī · ashes; dust; lime, mortar

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3–4–1 · cao3 mu4 hui1

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cou2 muk6 fui1

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noun

wood ash; plant ash (products from burning grass, tree, etc., as a potash fertilizer)

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