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工藝

简工艺 · 繁工藝

Mandarin · pinyin gōng yì

arts and crafts
industrial arts

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工: gōng · labor, work; worker, laborer
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艺: yì · art; talent, ability; craft

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1–4 · gong1 yi4

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gung1 ngai6

Cantonese word readings for 工藝. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

technology and process of turning raw materials into products (Classifier: 種／种 m)
craft (as in arts and crafts) (Classifier: 種／种 m)

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