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燕尾蝶

Mandarin · pinyin yàn wěi dié

swallowtail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

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燕: yàn · swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
蝶: dié · butterfly

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4–3–2 · yan4 wei3 die2

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jin3 mei5 dip6

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