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黃鱔

简黄鳝 · 繁黃鱔

Mandarin · pinyin huáng shàn

Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) (Classifier: 條 tiáo)

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黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
鱔: Look up this written character
黄: huáng · yellow; surname
鳝: shàn · eel

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2–4 · huang2 shan4

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noun

Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus) (Classifier: 條／条 m c)

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