Taiwan Mandarin

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蚊子

wén(zi)

“mosquito; small flying insect that bites and feeds on blood; spreads diseases like malaria and dengue”

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Mosquito; a small biting insect whose female feeds on blood; larvae live in water.

Son; child; offspring; seed; noun suffix attached to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or classifiers; first of the twelve earthly branches; ancient Chinese compass point for north.