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蓋斑鬥魚

简盖斑斗鱼 · 繁蓋斑鬥魚

Mandarin · pinyin gài bān dòu yú

paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)

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蓋: Look up this written character
斑: bān · mottled, striped, freckle
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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
盖: gài · cover, hide, protect
斗: dòu · dǒu · a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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4–1–4–2 · gai4 ban1 dou4 yu2

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