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酸漿

简酸浆 · 繁酸漿

Mandarin · pinyin suān jiāng

Chinese lantern plant (Physalis alkekengi); winter cherry; strawberry ground-cherry
creeping oxalis (Oxalis corniculata)

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酸: suān · tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
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浆: jiāng · any thick fluid; starch; broth

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1–1 · suan1 jiang1

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noun

bladder cherry (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi)
synonym of 酢漿草 /酢浆草 (cùjiāngcǎo, “creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)”)

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