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生物大滅絕

简生物大灭绝 · 繁生物大滅絕

Mandarin · pinyin shēng wù dà miè jué

great extinction of species

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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絕: Look up this written character
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
绝: jué · to cut, sever, break off, terminate

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1–4–4–4–2 · sheng1 wu4 da4 mie4 jue2

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sang1 mat6 daai6 mit6 zyut6

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