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蓂莢

简蓂荚 · 繁蓂莢

Mandarin · pinyin míng jiá

(mythology) auspicious plant whose leaves were said to grow and fall in a cycle marking the days of the month

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蓂: míng · mì · lucky place
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荚: jiá · pods of leguminous plants; pods

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2–2 · ming2 jia2

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