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鹽成土

简盐成土 · 繁鹽成土

Mandarin · pinyin yán chéng tǔ

halosol (soil taxonomy)

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鹽: Look up this written character
成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
盐: yán · salt

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2–2–3 · yan2 cheng2 tu3

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jim4 sing4 tou2

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