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楓葉鼠

简枫叶鼠 · 繁楓葉鼠

Mandarin · pinyin fēng yè shǔ

(coll.) winter white dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus)

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
鼠: shǔ · rat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
枫: fēng · maple tree
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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1–4–3 · feng1 ye4 shu3

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