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手套

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu tào

glove
mitten
Classifier: 雙 shuāng, 隻 zhī

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手: shǒu · hand
套: tào · case, cover, wrapper, envelope

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3–4 · shou3 tao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau2 tou3

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noun

glove; mitten; mitt (Classifier: 雙／双 m; 副 m; 對／对 c)

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