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Mandarin · pinyin jiào mǔ jūn

yeast; saccharomycete

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酵: jiào · yeast, leaven
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
菌: jūn · mushroom; germ, microbe

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4–3–1 · jiao4 mu3 jun1

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