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臉孔

简脸孔 · 繁臉孔

Mandarin · pinyin liǎn kǒng

face

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臉: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation
孔: kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
脸: liǎn · face; cheek; reputation

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3–3 · lian3 kong3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lim5 hung2 · lim6 hung2

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

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noun

face (Classifier: 張／张 m)

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