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車頭燈

简车头灯 · 繁車頭燈

Mandarin · pinyin chē tóu dēng

(vehicle) headlight

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車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp

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1–2–1 · che1 tou2 deng1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ce1 tau4 dang1

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noun

front tail light (of a car)
(figuratively) boobs (Classifier: 對／对 c)

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