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虎頭蜂

简虎头蜂 · 繁虎頭蜂

Mandarin · pinyin hǔ tóu fēng

hornet

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虎: hǔ · tiger; brave, fierce; surname
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
蜂: fēng · bee, wasp, hornet
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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3–2–1 · hu3 tou2 feng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu2 tau4 fung1

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noun

wasp

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