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生物界

Mandarin · pinyin shēng wù jiè

(biology) the biological world; the realm of living organisms

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
界: jiè · boundary, limit; domain; society; the world

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1–4–4 · sheng1 wu4 jie4

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sang1 mat6 gaai3

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