草原巨蜥

Mandarin · pinyin cǎo yuán jù xī

Meanings

  1. Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)
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草
cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
原
yuán · source, origin, beginning
巨
jù · large, great, enormous; chief
蜥
xī · lizard
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3–2–4–1 · cao3 yuan2 ju4 xi1

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cou2 jyun4 geoi6 sik1

Cantonese word readings for 草原巨蜥. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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cou2 jyun4 geoi6 sik1

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