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長印魚

简长印鱼 · 繁長印魚

Mandarin · pinyin cháng yìn yú

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
印: yìn · print, seal, stamp, chop, mark
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–4–2 · chang2 yin4 yu2

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