麥田怪圈

简 麦田怪圈 · 繁 麥田怪圈
Mandarin · pinyin mài tián guài quān

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  1. crop circle
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麥
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田
tián · field, arable land, cultivated
怪
guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
圈
quān · to circle; a circle; corral
麦
mài · wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
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4–2–4–1 · mai4 tian2 guai4 quan1

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mak6 tin4 gwaai3 hyun1

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noun

  1. crop circle

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