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草原巨蜥

Mandarin · pinyin cǎo yuán jù xī

Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)

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草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
巨: jù · large, great, enormous; chief
蜥: xī · lizard

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3–2–4–1 · cao3 yuan2 ju4 xi1

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cou2 jyun4 geoi6 sik1

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