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外孫
简 外孙 · 繁 外孫Mandarin · pinyin wài sūn
Meanings
- daughter's son
- grandson
- descendant via the female line
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4–1 · wai4 sun1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ngoi6 syun1
Cantonese word readings for 外孫. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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noun
- grandson (daughter's son)
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