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眼鏡蛇

简眼镜蛇 · 繁眼鏡蛇

Mandarin · pinyin yǎn jìng shé

cobra

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眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
鏡: Look up this written character
蛇: shé · snake
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses

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3–4–2 · yan3 jing4 she2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ngaan5 geng2 se4

Cantonese word readings for 眼鏡蛇. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

cobra (Classifier: 條／条 m c)

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