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口袋妖怪

Mandarin · pinyin Kǒu dài Yāo guài

Pokémon (Japanese media franchise)

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
袋: dài · pocket, bag, sack, pouch
妖: yāo · strange, weird, supernatural
怪: guài · strange, unusual, peculiar

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3–4–1–4 · Kou3 dai4 Yao1 guai4

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hau2 doi6 jiu1 gwaai3

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Pokémon

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