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樹獺

简树獭 · 繁樹獺

Mandarin · pinyin shù tǎ

(zoology) sloth (rare – the standard term is 樹懶 shù lǎn)

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樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
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树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
獭: tǎ · otter

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4–3 · shu4 ta3

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syu6 caat3

Cantonese word readings for 樹獺. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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