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雙子葉

简双子叶 · 繁雙子葉

Mandarin · pinyin shuāng zǐ yè

dicotyledon (plant family distinguished by two embryonic leaves, includes daisies, broadleaved trees, herbaceous plants)

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雙: Look up this written character
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
双: shuāng · set of two, pair, couple; both
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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1–3–4 · shuang1 zi3 ye4

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soeng1 zi2 jip6

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