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磁釘

简磁钉 · 繁磁釘

Mandarin · pinyin cí dīng

button magnet (to use on whiteboards, refrigerator doors etc)

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磁: cí · magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
釘: Look up this written character
钉: dīng · nail, spike; pursue closely

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2–1 · ci2 ding1

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ci4 deng1

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

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