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沙漠玫瑰

saa1 mok6 mui4 gwai3

Adenium obesum (desert rose)

Level: 3

沙漠玫瑰

沙 saa1 sha1 - sand
漠 mok6 mo4 - [1] [n] desert [2] unconcerned; indifferent [3
玫 mui4 mei2 - the rose; another name of black mica
瑰 gwai3 gwai1 hui2 gui4 gui1 - [1] extraordinary; fabulous; great [2] a stone

This word was added by bybell on 14th Jun 2007

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