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藏貓兒

简藏猫儿 · 繁藏貓兒

Mandarin · pinyin cáng māo r

hide and seek

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藏: cáng · hide, conceal; hoard, store up
貓: māo · cat
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
猫: māo · cat
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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2–1–5 · cang2 mao1 r5

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verb

(dialectal, colloquial) erhua form of 藏貓／藏猫 (cángmāo, “to play hide-and-seek”)

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