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盤盤

简盘盘 · 繁盤盤

Mandarin · pinyin pán pán

twisting and turning

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盘: pán · tray, plate, dish; examine

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2–2 · pan2 pan2

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name

(historical) A small Hindu kingdom believed to have existed around the 3rd to 7th century CE.

noun

(Internet slang, Mainland China, derogatory) the political base of the Chinese Communist Party.

adj

(literary) spiraling

noun

(dialectal Mandarin, Eastern Min) plate
(Sichuanese) face; shape of one's face

adv

(Sichuanese) every time

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