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萊麥丹

简莱麦丹 · 繁萊麥丹

Mandarin · pinyin Lái mài dān

Ramadan (loanword)

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丹: dān · cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
莱: lái · goosefoot, weed; fallow field
麦: mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199

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2–4–1 · Lai2 mai4 dan1

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