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娃娃魚

waa1 waa1 jyu4*2

wa2 wa5 yu2

[n] giant slamander

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

娃娃魚

This word was added by bybell on 16th Jan 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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娃 waa1 wa1 wa2 {wa5} | wa5 {wa1 wa2} - baby; child; doll; a beautiful woman
娃 waa1 wa1 wa2 {wa5} | wa5 {wa1 wa2} - baby; child; doll; a beautiful woman
魚 jyu4*2 jyu4 yu2 - fish

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