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馬纓花

简马缨花 · 繁馬纓花

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ yīng huā

Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi)

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花: huā · flower; blossoms
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
缨: yīng · a chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother

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3–1–1 · ma3 ying1 hua1

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maa5 jing1 faa1

Cantonese word readings for 馬纓花. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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