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標杆

简标杆 · 繁標杆

Mandarin · pinyin biāo gān

surveyor's pole
post (used for a landmark)
(fig.) goal; model; benchmark

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杆: gān · pole; shaft of spear
标: biāo · mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree

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1–1 · biao1 gan1

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biu1 gon1

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

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