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連體嬰兒

简连体婴儿 · 繁連體嬰兒

Mandarin · pinyin lián tǐ yīng ér

conjoined twins
Siamese twins

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連: Look up this written character
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
嬰: Look up this written character
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior
婴: yīng · baby, infant; bother
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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2–3–1–2 · lian2 ti3 ying1 er2

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lin4 tai2 jing1 ji4

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noun

conjoined twins

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