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Mandarin · pinyin biāo gān

benchmark
pole serving as mark or symbol
pole with a trophy hung on it

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竿: gān · bamboo pole; penis
标: biāo · mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree

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1–1 · biao1 gan1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

biu1 gon1

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noun

(literal) pole serving as mark or symbol; surveyor's pole
(figurative) model; example; target

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