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阿米巴原蟲

简阿米巴原虫 · 繁阿米巴原蟲

Mandarin · pinyin ā mǐ bā yuán chóng

amoeba
ameba

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
米: mǐ · hulled or husked uncooked rice
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
蟲: chóng · worms; insects
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142

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1–3–1–2–2 · a1 mi3 ba1 yuan2 chong2

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aa3 mai5 baa1 jyun4 cung4

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