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美利奴羊

Mandarin · pinyin měi lì nú yáng

merino (breed of sheep)

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
利: lì · gains, advantage, profit, merit
奴: nú · slave, servant
羊: yáng · sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123

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3–4–2–2 · mei3 li4 nu2 yang2

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mei5 lei6 nou4 joeng4

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