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哈士蟆

Mandarin · pinyin hà shi má

Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis) (loanword from Manchu)
Taiwan pr. hā shì má

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哈: hā · sound of laughter
士: shì · scholar, gentleman; soldier
蟆: má · frog, toad

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4–5–2 · ha4 shi5 ma2

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noun

Chinese brown frog; Asiatic grass frog (Rana chensinensis)

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