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三索錦蛇

简三索锦蛇 · 繁三索錦蛇

Mandarin · pinyin sān suǒ jǐn shé

copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake

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三: sān · three
索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
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蛇: shé · snake
锦: jǐn · brocade, tapestry; embroidered

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1–3–3–2 · san1 suo3 jin3 she2

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