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膃肭獸

简腽肭兽 · 繁膃肭獸

Mandarin · pinyin wà nà shòu

fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus)

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肭: nà · fat; seal
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腽: wà · fat
兽: shòu · beast, animal; bestial

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4–4–4 · wa4 na4 shou4

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