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金鈴子

简金铃子 · 繁金鈴子

Mandarin · pinyin jīn líng zǐ

chinaberry (Melia azedarach)

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
鈴: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
铃: líng · bell

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1–2–3 · jin1 ling2 zi3

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gam1 ling4 zi2

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noun

(Shanghainese) a type of grasshopper

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