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錘頭鯊

简锤头鲨 · 繁錘頭鯊

Mandarin · pinyin chuí tóu shā

a hammerhead shark

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鯊: Look up this written character
锤: chuí · balance weight on scale; hammer
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
鲨: shā · shark

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2–2–1 · chui2 tou2 sha1

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ceoi4 tau4 saa1

Cantonese word readings for 錘頭鯊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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