膃肭臍

简 腽肭脐 · 繁 膃肭臍
Mandarin · pinyin wà nà qí

Meanings

  1. penis and testes of fur seal (used in TCM)
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膃
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肭
nà · fat; seal
臍
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腽
wà · fat
脐
qí · abdominal area of crab; navel
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4–4–2 · wa4 na4 qi2

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wat1 neot6 ci4

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noun

  1. (traditional Chinese medicine) penis and testes of the fur seal

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