兩性動物

简 两性动物 · 繁 兩性動物
Mandarin · pinyin liǎng xìng dòng wù

Meanings

  1. hermaphrodite creature
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Characters in this entry

兩
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
性
xìng · nature, character, sex
動
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
物
wù · thing, substance, creature
两
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
动
dòng · move, happen; movement, action
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Mandarin tones

3–4–4–4 · liang3 xing4 dong4 wu4

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loeng5 sing3 dung6 mat6

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