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鮫人

简鲛人 · 繁鮫人

Mandarin · pinyin jiāo rén

fish-like person in Chinese folklore whose tears turn into pearls

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
鲛: jiāo · shark

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1–2 · jiao1 ren2

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Cantonese word readings for 鮫人. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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