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換牙

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Mandarin · pinyin huàn yá

to grow replacement teeth (zoology)
to grow permanent teeth in place of milk teeth

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換: huàn · change, exchange; substitute
牙: yá · tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
换: huàn · change

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4–2 · huan4 ya2

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wun6 ngaa4

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verb

(of a child) to grow permanent teeth to replace milk teeth

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