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土耳其石

Mandarin · pinyin tǔ ěr qí shí

(mineralogy) (loanword) turquoise

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土: tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
耳: ěr · ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112

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3–3–2–2 · tu3 er3 qi2 shi2

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tou2 ji5 kei4 sek6

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