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阿爾泰紫菀

简阿尔泰紫菀 · 繁阿爾泰紫菀

Mandarin · pinyin Ā ěr tài zǐ wǎn

(botany) Aster altaicus

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
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泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
紫: zǐ · purple, violet; amethyst; surname
菀: wǎn · luxuriance of growth
尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle

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1–3–4–3–3 · A1 er3 tai4 zi3 wan3

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