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鰓弓

简鳃弓 · 繁鰓弓

Mandarin · pinyin sāi gōng

visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of vertebrates)

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弓: gōng · bow; curved, arched; Kangxi radical 57
鳃: sāi · fish gills

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1–1 · sai1 gong1

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soi1 gung1

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