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土撥鼠

简土拨鼠 · 繁土撥鼠

Mandarin · pinyin tǔ bō shǔ

(zoology) marmot (in the US, esp. groundhog or woodchuck)

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
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鼠: shǔ · rat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
拨: bō · move; dispel; distribute

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3–1–3 · tu3 bo1 shu3

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noun

marmot

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