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長掌義縣龍

简长掌义县龙 · 繁長掌義縣龍

Mandarin · pinyin cháng zhǎng Yì xiàn lóng

Yixianosaurus longimanus, theropod dinosaur from Yi county 義縣, Jinzhou 錦州, west Liaoning

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
掌: zhǎng · palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
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长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
义: yì · right conduct, righteousness
县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision
龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor

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2–3–4–4–2 · chang2 zhang3 Yi4 xian4 long2

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