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高麗參

简高丽参 · 繁高麗參

Mandarin · pinyin Gāo lí shēn

Koryo ginseng

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
麗: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
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丽: lì · beautiful, magnificent, elegant
参: cān · take part in, intervene; ginseng; 21st lunar mansion, determinative star ζ Orionis (Alnitak)

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1–2–1 · Gao1 li2 shen1

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noun

Korean ginseng
(traditional Chinese medicine) prepared steamed root of the white ginseng

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