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豆萁

Mandarin · pinyin dòu qí

(literary) stalk of a bean plant (when dried, used as a cooking fuel)

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豆: dòu · beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
萁: qí · beakstalk, stalks of pulse

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4–2 · dou4 qi2

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