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牡

Mandarin · pinyin mǔ

(of a bird, animal or plant) male
key
hills

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牡: mǔ · male of animals; bolt of door

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3 · mu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maau5 · mau5

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(obsolete) male of animals
(obsolete) male genitals
(obsolete) bolt of door
(obsolete) hill; hump
used in 牡蠣／牡蛎 (mǔlì, “oyster”)

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