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劍齒虎

简剑齿虎 · 繁劍齒虎

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn chǐ hǔ

saber-toothed tiger

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虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
剑: jiàn · sword, dagger, saber
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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4–3–3 · jian4 chi3 hu3

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noun

sabre-toothed tiger (Classifier: 隻／只)

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