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爬蝦

简爬虾 · 繁爬蝦

Mandarin · pinyin pá xiā

mantis shrimp

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爬: pá · crawl, creep; climb; scramble
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虾: xiā · shrimp, prawn

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2–1 · pa2 xia1

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