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孵卵

Mandarin · pinyin fū luǎn

to hatch
to brood

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孵: fū · sit on eggs, hatch
卵: luǎn · egg; ovum; roe; spawn

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1–3 · fu1 luan3

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fu1 leon2

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verb

to incubate; to hatch
(Xiamen Hokkien) to move slowly and cause delay

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