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車厘子

简车厘子 · 繁車厘子

Mandarin · pinyin chē lí zi

(loanword) sweet cherry

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車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
厘: lí · manage, control; thousandth part of tael
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–2–5 · che1 li2 zi5

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ce1 lei4 zi2

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noun

(originally Cantonese) cherry (plant and fruit) (Classifier: 粒 c)

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