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Mandarin · pinyin duì yìng

to be the mirror image of sth
enantiomorphic
antipodal
enantiomeric (chemistry)

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對: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed
映: yìng · project; reflect light
对: duì · correct, right; facing, opposed

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4–4 · dui4 ying4

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verb

to be a mirror image (of)
(mathematics) to map
(chemistry) to be enantiomeric
(crystallography) to be enantiomorphic

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