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葉子列

简叶子列 · 繁葉子列

Mandarin · pinyin yè zi liè

leaf arrangement
phyllotaxy (botany)

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
列: liè · a line; to arrange in order, classify
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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4–5–4 · ye4 zi5 lie4

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jip6 zi2 lit6

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