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蝶類

简蝶类 · 繁蝶類

Mandarin · pinyin dié lèi

butterfly (family)

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蝶: dié · butterfly
類: Look up this written character
类: lèi · class, group, kind, category

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2–4 · die2 lei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dip6 leoi6

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