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腊梅

là méi

2-character word Traditional 臘梅

What 腊梅 means

1. wintersweet
2. Japanese allspice
3. Chimonanthus praecox

The characters in 腊梅

• 腊làancient practice of offering sacrifices to the gods in the 12th lunar month…
• 梅méiplum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

Sounds the same

Read là méi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 蜡梅variant of 腊梅

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read là méi correctly.
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