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貴珊瑚

简贵珊瑚 · 繁貴珊瑚

Mandarin · pinyin guì shān hú

precious coral
red coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)

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珊: shān · coral
瑚: hú · coral; person of virtue
贵: guì · expensive, costly, valuable

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4–1–2 · gui4 shan1 hu2

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gwai3 saan1 wu4

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