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軋鋼

简轧钢 · 繁軋鋼

Mandarin · pinyin zhá gāng

to roll steel (into sheets or bars)

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鋼: Look up this written character
轧: yà · crush by weight; grind
钢: gāng · steel; hard, strong, tough

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2–1 · zha2 gang1

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zaat3 gong3

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

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