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膘肥體壯

简膘肥体壮 · 繁膘肥體壯

Mandarin · pinyin biāo féi tǐ zhuàng

(of a livestock animal) plump and strong
well-fed

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膘: biāo · fat; rump
肥: féi · fat, plump, obese; fertile
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
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体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
壮: zhuàng · big, large; robust; name of tribe

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1–2–3–4 · biao1 fei2 ti3 zhuang4

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biu1 fei4 tai2 zong3

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(of livestock) plump and sturdy

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