箭毒蛙

Mandarin · pinyin jiàn dú wā

Meanings

  1. poison dart frog
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箭
jiàn · arrow; type of bamboo
毒
dú · poison, venom; poisonous
蛙
wā · frog
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4–2–1 · jian4 du2 wa1

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zin3 duk6 waa1

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noun

  1. poison dart frog (any frog in the family Dendrobatidae)

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