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脊索動物門

简脊索动物门 · 繁脊索動物門

Mandarin · pinyin jǐ suǒ dòng wù mén

Chordata, phylum containing vertebrates

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脊: jǐ · spine, backbone; ridge
索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
物: wù · thing, substance, creature
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening

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3–3–4–4–2 · ji3 suo3 dong4 wu4 men2

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zek3 sok3 dung6 mat6 mun4

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