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沙漠之狐

Mandarin · pinyin Shā mò zhī Hú

Desert Fox

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
漠: mò · desert; aloof, indifferent, cool
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
狐: hú · fox

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1–4–1–2 · Sha1 mo4 zhi1 Hu2

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saa1 mok6 zi1 wu4

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