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口子

Mandarin · pinyin kǒu zi

hole
opening
cut
gap
gash
my husband or wife
classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc)
precedent

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口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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3–5 · kou3 zi5

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noun

hole; opening (in an object)
cut; cleft (in the human body)
(figurative, colloquial) instance of rule violation (which may be regarded as a precedent for future actions); exception
(colloquial) spouse; husband or wife

classifier

Classifier for families or members of a family: people ⇒ all nouns using this classifier

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