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野生植物

Mandarin · pinyin yě shēng zhí wù

plants in the wild

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野: yě · open country, field; wilderness
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
植: zhí · plant, trees, plants; grow
物: wù · thing, substance, creature

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3–1–2–4 · ye3 sheng1 zhi2 wu4

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