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黃梅

简黄梅 · 繁黃梅

Mandarin · pinyin Huáng méi

see 黃梅縣 Huáng méi Xiàn

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
梅: méi · plums; prunes; surname
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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2–2 · Huang2 mei2

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noun

ripe plums; plum (i.e. humid) season
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

name

(～縣) Huangmei (a county of Huanggang, Hubei, China)
(～鎮) Huangmei (a town in Huangmei, Huanggang, Hubei, China)

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