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口吸盤

简口吸盘 · 繁口吸盤

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu xī pán

oral sucker (e.g. on bloodsucking parasite)

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
吸: xī · inhale, suck in; absorb; attract
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盘: pán · tray, plate, dish; examine

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3–1–2 · kou3 xi1 pan2

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hau2 kap1 pun4

Cantonese word readings for 口吸盤. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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