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寄居蟹

Mandarin · pinyin jì jū xiè

hermit crab

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寄: jì · send, transmit, mail; rely on
居: jū · live, dwell, reside, sit
蟹: xiè · crab

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4–1–4 · ji4 ju1 xie4

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gei3 geoi1 haai5

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noun

hermit crab

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