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番荔枝

faan1 lai6 zi1

fan1 li4 zhi1

sweetsop

Level: 3

番荔枝

番 faan1 pun1 fan2 bo4 fan1 po2 - take turns; turn; order in series
荔 lai6 lian4 li4 - the lichee
枝 zi1 kei4 zhi1 qi2 - branch

This word was added by bybell on 19th Sep 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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