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落葉層

简落叶层 · 繁落葉層

Mandarin · pinyin luò yè céng

leaf litter

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落: luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
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叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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4–4–2 · luo4 ye4 ceng2

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lok6 jip6 cang4

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