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兩性

简两性 · 繁兩性

Mandarin · pinyin liǎng xìng

male and female
both types (acid and alkaline, positive and negative etc)
(chemistry) amphoteric

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兩: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
两: liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce

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3–4 · liang3 xing4

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noun

both sexes

adj

bisexual
hermaphrodite
heterosexual

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