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蠐

简蛴 · 繁蠐

Mandarin · pinyin qí

used in 蠐螬 qí cáo
used in 蝤蠐 qiú qí

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蛴: qí · maggots, grubs

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2 · qi2

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used in 蝤蠐／蝤蛴 (qiúqí) and 蠐螬／蛴螬 (qícáo)

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