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嚙齒動物

简啮齿动物 · 繁嚙齒動物

Mandarin · pinyin niè chǐ dòng wù

rodent

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
啮: niè · bite, gnaw
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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4–3–4–4 · nie4 chi3 dong4 wu4

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jit6 ci2 dung6 mat6

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