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The character 豚 combines the meat component ⺼ (a form of 月) with 豕, a pig. This composition suggests the meat of a pig, and the original meaning was a young or suckling pig, not a full-grown hog. Over the centuries, its use broadened in certain compounds and regional dialects to refer to pigs more generally. It is now commonly seen in 海豚 (dolphin), literally "sea pig".
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海豚是聪明的动物。
我们看了海豚表演。
河豚有毒要小心。
这家店的豚骨拉面很好吃。
超市里卖新鲜的豚肉。
海豚在海洋里游得很快。
河豚的毒素可能致命，所以厨师需要特殊培训。
由于过度捕捞，一些河豚物种濒临灭绝。
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