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物種起源

简物种起源 · 繁物種起源

Mandarin · pinyin Wù zhǒng Qǐ yuán

Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"

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物: wù · thing, substance, creature
種: zhǒng · seed; race; offspring; to plant
起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
源: yuán · spring; source, head; surname
种: zhǒng · seed; race, breed; to plant

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4–3–3–2 · Wu4 zhong3 Qi3 yuan2

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mat6 zung2 hei2 jyun4

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