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糞蛆

简粪蛆 · 繁糞蛆

Mandarin · pinyin fèn qū

muckworm

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蛆: qū · maggots
粪: fèn · manure, dung, excrement, night soil

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4–1 · fen4 qu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fan3 zeoi1

Cantonese word readings for 糞蛆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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