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土狗

Mandarin · pinyin tǔ gǒu

native dog
mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄 lóu gū)

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
狗: gǒu · dog, Canis familiaris

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3–3 · tu3 gou3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tou2 gau2

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noun

any landrace of dog in China
(dialectal) mole cricket
(Chinese mythology) earth monster

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