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鱸鰻

简鲈鳗 · 繁鱸鰻

Mandarin · pinyin lú mán

(Tw) giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata), aka swamp eel or marbled eel
(coll.) (alternative for the nearly homonymous 流氓 liú máng) gangster

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鲈: lú · sea perch, sea bass
鳗: mán · eel

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noun

giant mottled eel, marbled eel (Anguilla marmorata)
(Hokkien) eel
(Xiamen, Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien) hooligan; ruffian; scoundrel

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