tongue · CL: gè · enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information

shé tou

sh+é·2nd tonet+ou·neutral tone

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The tongue and the palate are the taste organs.

舌头和上颚都是味觉器官。

Instead, they detect sounds through their tongues and feel vibrations through sense organs in the skull.

相反，他们通过舌头来侦测声音，并通过头骨内的感觉器官来感受震动。

Ouch! I bit my tongue!

靠！我咬到自己舌头了。

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