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翹稜

简翘棱 · 繁翹稜

Mandarin · pinyin qiáo leng

to warp
to bend

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翘: qiào · turn up, lift, elevate, raise
棱: léng · squared timber; angle, edge

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2–5 · qiao2 leng5

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