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魚鰾

简鱼鳔 · 繁魚鰾

Mandarin · pinyin yú biào

swim bladder (of a fish)

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
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鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鳔: biào · swimming bladder of fish

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2–4 · yu2 biao4

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noun

swim bladder
(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) fish testis; milt

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