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同類相食

简同类相食 · 繁同類相食

Mandarin · pinyin tóng lèi xiāng shí

cannibalism

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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
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相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
食: shí · eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
类: lèi · class, group, kind, category

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2–4–1–2 · tong2 lei4 xiang1 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tung4 leoi6 soeng1 sik6

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