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南非刺桐

naam4 fei1 ci3 tung4

Erythrina caffra (African coral tree)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

南非刺桐

This word was added by bybell on 14th Jun 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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南 naam4 nan2 {na2} - south
非 fei1 fai1 fei2 fei1 fei3 fei4 - not; negative; wrong
刺 ci3 ci4 - stab; irritate; thorn
桐 tung4 dong4 tong2 - [1] a paulownia [2] a Chinese family name

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