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碼線

简码线 · 繁碼線

Mandarin · pinyin mǎ xiàn

yard line (sports)

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碼: Look up this written character
線: Look up this written character
码: mǎ · number, numerals; yard; symbol
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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3–4 · ma3 xian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

maa5 sin3

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

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