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長蟲

简长虫 · 繁長蟲

Mandarin · pinyin cháng chong#

(coll.) snake

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎng chóng#

(of food, books etc) to become infested with bugs

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
蟲: chóng · worms; insects
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142

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2–5 · chang2 chong5

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coeng4 cung4

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noun

(chiefly Mandarin, Jin, Yulin Yue, colloquial) snake (Classifier: 條／条 m)

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