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牠

简它 · 繁牠

Mandarin · pinyin tā

it (pronoun for an animal)

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它: tā · it; other

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1 · ta1

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taa1 · to1

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character · Etymology 1

(animal) it
(obsolete) synonym of 它

character · Etymology 2

(Internet, derogatory) he; she; him; her
(Mainland China) feminist form of 他 (“he; him”)

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