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九尾龜

简九尾龟 · 繁九尾龜

Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ wěi guī

nine-tailed turtle of mythology
The Nine-tailed Turtle, novel by late Qing novelist Zhang Chunfan 張春帆

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九: jiǔ · nine
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
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龟: guī · turtle or tortoise; cuckold

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3–3–1 · jiu3 wei3 gui1

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