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貉子

Mandarin · pinyin háo zi

raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki)
also called 狸

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貉: háo · badger; raccoon dog
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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2–5 · hao2 zi5

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noun · Etymology 1

raccoon dog; tanuki (Classifier: 隻／只 m)

noun · Etymology 2

young raccoon dog

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