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藥材

简药材 · 繁藥材

Mandarin · pinyin yào cái

medicinal ingredient

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藥: Look up this written character
材: cái · material, stuff; timber; talent
药: yào · leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

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4–2 · yao4 cai2

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joek6 coi4

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noun

(traditional Chinese medicine) traditional Chinese medicinal materials (materia medica; including herbs, minerals and other materials that are not plant-based)
(traditional Chinese medicine) herbal preparation; Chinese patent medicine

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