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夾板

简夹板 · 繁夾板

Mandarin · pinyin jiā bǎn

wooden boards used to press sth together
(medicine) splint

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板: bǎn · plank, board; iron or tin plate
夹: jiā · be wedged or inserted between

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1–3 · jia1 ban3

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gaap3 baan2

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noun · Etymology 1

boards for pressing something or holding things together
plywood
(medicine) splint

noun · Etymology 2

(Hokkien, historical) (～船) a large sailboat

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