Taiwan Mandarin

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珊瑚礁

shān hú jiāo·ㄕㄢㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠ

“reef formed from coral and other calcareous marine organisms; typically found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters”

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Coral; a hard, stony substance secreted by marine polyps, often brightly colored and beautifully colored.

Coral; a ritual vessel for grain used in ancient ancestral temple sacrifices.

jiāo·ㄐㄧㄠ

A submerged rock or rocks in water; a reef; a shoal; also, a structure built from rocks or coral.