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單細胞生物

简单细胞生物 · 繁單細胞生物

Mandarin · pinyin dān xì bāo shēng wù

unicellular organism

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細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
胞: bāo · womb, placenta, fetal membrane
生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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1–4–1–1–4 · dan1 xi4 bao1 sheng1 wu4

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daan1 sai3 baau1 sang1 mat6

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