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鱧魚

简鳢鱼 · 繁鱧魚

Mandarin · pinyin lǐ yú

blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鳢: lǐ · snakehead
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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3–2 · li3 yu2

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lai5 jyu2

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noun

snakehead (fish in the family Channidae, especially in the genus Channa)

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