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活化石
Mandarin · pinyin huó huà shí
Meanings
- living fossil
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Mandarin tones
2–4–2 · huo2 hua4 shi2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
wut6 faa3 sek6
Cantonese word readings for 活化石. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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wut6 faa3 sek6
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noun
- living fossil
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