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縱裂

简纵裂 · 繁縱裂

Mandarin · pinyin zòng liè

lobe
longitudinal slit
vertical fracture

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裂: liè · split, crack, break open; rend
纵: zòng · indulge in, give free reign to

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4–4 · zong4 lie4

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zung1 lit6

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

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