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蚌

Mandarin · pinyin bàng#

mussel
clam

Mandarin · pinyin Bèng#

abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level City 蚌埠市 Bèng bù Shì, Anhui

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蚌: bàng · oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl

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common name for some bivalve molluscs
(obsolete) pearl
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 蚌埠 (Bèngbù, “Bengbu”)

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