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象拔蚌

Mandarin · pinyin xiàng bá bàng

elephant trunk clam
geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America)

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象: xiàng · elephant; ivory; figure, image
拔: bá · uproot, pull out
蚌: bàng · oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl

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4–2–4 · xiang4 ba2 bang4

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zoeng6 bat6 pong5

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noun

geoduck (Panopea generosa) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 條／条 m c)

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