xiè zhí qiāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(zoology) cloaca / cloacal cavity
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Original source entry:

泄殖腔 泄殖腔 [xie4 zhi2 qiang1] /(zoology) cloaca; cloacal cavity/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 泄
    xiè

    (bound form) to leak out / to discharge / (fig.) to divulge

  • 殖
    zhí

    to grow / to reproduce

  • 腔
    qiāng

    (bound form) cavity / (bound form) speech / talk / tune / accent (in one's speech) / (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock

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