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羅馬鬥獸場

简罗马斗兽场 · 繁羅馬鬥獸場

Mandarin · pinyin Luó mǎ dòu shòu chǎng

Colosseum (Rome)

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場: chǎng · open space, field, market
罗: luó · net for catching birds; gauze
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
兽: shòu · beast, animal; bestial
场: chǎng · open space, field, market

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2–3–4–4–3 · Luo2 ma3 dou4 shou4 chang3

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Colosseum

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