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木蠹蛾

Mandarin · pinyin mù dù é

wood moth
carpenter moth
Classifier: 隻 zhī

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木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
蠹: dù · moth; insects which eat into cloth
蛾: é · moth

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4–4–2 · mu4 du4 e2

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