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布氏非鯽

简布氏非鲫 · 繁布氏非鯽

Mandarin · pinyin bù shì fēi jì

zebra tilapia
Tilapia buttikoferi (zoology)

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布: bù · cotton cloth, textiles, linen
氏: shì · clan, family; mister
非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
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鲫: jì · Carassius auratus, crucian carp

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4–4–1–4 · bu4 shi4 fei1 ji4

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