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雌雄異色

简雌雄异色 · 繁雌雄異色

Mandarin · pinyin cí xióng yì sè

sexual coloration

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雌: cí · female; feminine; gentle, soft
雄: xióng · male of species; hero; manly
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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
异: yì · different, unusual, strange

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2–2–4–4 · ci2 xiong2 yi4 se4

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