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雞頭米

简鸡头米 · 繁雞頭米

Mandarin · pinyin jī tóu mǐ

Gorgon fruit
Semen euryales (botany)
see also 芡實 qiàn shí

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
鸡: jī · chicken
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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1–2–3 · ji1 tou2 mi3

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gai1 tau4 mai5

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noun

seed of Euryale ferox (a seed used in traditional Chinese medicine)

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