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殺人鯨

saat3 jan4 king4

sha1 ren2 jing1

orca, the killer whale

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

殺人鯨 / 杀人鲸

This word was added by bybell on 14th Dec 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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殺 saat3 sha1 sa4 xue1 shi4 {shai4} - kill
人 jan4 jan4*2 ren2 - person
鯨 king4 qiang1 qing2 jing1 - the whale

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