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針葉植物

简针叶植物 · 繁針葉植物

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn yè zhí wù

needle-leaved plant (e.g. pine tree)

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
植: zhí · plant, trees, plants; grow
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
针: zhēn · needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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1–4–2–4 · zhen1 ye4 zhi2 wu4

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zam1 jip6 zik6 mat6

Cantonese word readings for 針葉植物. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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