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駱駝

简骆驼 · 繁駱駝

Mandarin · pinyin luò tuo

camel (Classifier: 峰 fēng, 匹 pǐ, 頭 tóu)
(coll.) blockhead; ninny

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骆: luò · a white horse with black mane; a camel
驼: tuó · a camel; humpbacked; to carry on the back

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4–5 · luo4 tuo5

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lok3 to4 · lok6 to4

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noun

camel (beast of burden) (Classifier: 匹 m; 隻／只 m c mn)
(dialectal) camel cricket

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