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英國梧桐

jing1 gwok3 ng4 tung4

Platanus acerifolia (London plane)

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

英國梧桐

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

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英 jing1 ying1 yang1 ying4 - petal; British
國 gwok3 guo2 - nation; country; state
梧 ng6 ng4 yu3 wu4 wu3 wu2 - [1] a firmiana (Firmiana platanifolia) [2] [n]
桐 tung4 dong4 tong2 - [1] a paulownia [2] a Chinese family name

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