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黿魚

简鼋鱼 · 繁黿魚

Mandarin · pinyin yuán yú

soft-shelled turtle
also termed 鱉 biē

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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鼋: yuán · large turtle, sea turtle
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–2 · yuan2 yu2

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noun

Asian giant softshell turtle (Pelochelys cantorii)
(chiefly dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Northern Min, dialectal Eastern Min, Longyan Min) soft-shell turtle

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