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白花蛇

Mandarin · pinyin bái huā shé

long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)

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白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
花: huā · flower; blossoms
蛇: shé · snake

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2–1–2 · bai2 hua1 she2

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noun

long-nosed pit viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus)
(traditional Chinese medicine) full body of the Deinagkistrodon acutus, or the Bungarus multicinctus (many-banded krait), with organs removed

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