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mottled bamboo

斑竹
bān zhú
b+ān·1st tonezh+ú·2nd tone
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same as 斑竹 bān zhú, mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜 concubines (Ehuang 娥皇 and Nüying 女英, known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃) upon learning of his death湘妃竹xiāng fēi zhú
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