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鯤

简鲲 · 繁鯤

Mandarin · pinyin kūn

fry (newly hatched fish)
legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬 Péng

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鲲: kūn · spawn; roe; fry

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1 · kun1

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gwan1 · kwan1

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(literary) fish roe; fry; spawn
(Chinese mythology) kun, a large fish that transforms into a roc (鵬／鹏 (péng))

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