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泰坦巨龍

简泰坦巨龙 · 繁泰坦巨龍

Mandarin · pinyin tài tǎn jù lóng

titanosaur

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泰: tài · great, exalted, superior; big; hexagram ䷊
坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
巨: jù · large, great, enormous; chief
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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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4–3–4–2 · tai4 tan3 ju4 long2

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