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葉門

简叶门 · 繁葉門

Mandarin · pinyin Yè mén

Yemen (Tw)

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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4–2 · Ye4 men2

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jip6 mun4

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(Taiwan) Yemen (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

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