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緝毒犬

简缉毒犬 · 繁緝毒犬

Mandarin · pinyin jī dú quǎn

drug detector dog
sniffer dog

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毒: dú · poison, venom; poisonous
犬: quǎn · dog; radical number 94
缉: jī · to sew in close stitches

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1–2–3 · ji1 du2 quan3

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cap1 duk6 hyun2

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noun

sniffer dog (for drug detection); detection dog

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