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水牛兒

简水牛儿 · 繁水牛兒

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ niú r

(dialect) snail

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
牛: niú · cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih)
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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3–2–5 · shui3 niu2 r5

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noun

(dialectal) land snail

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