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Mandarin · pinyin zhuàn pán

turntable
rotary (traffic)

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转: zhuǎn · shift, move, turn
盘: pán · tray, plate, dish; examine

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4–2 · zhuan4 pan2

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noun

turntable; spinner — (music) turntable (rotating platform of a record player or a disk jockey's console)
turntable; spinner — lazy Susan
turntable; spinner — (rail transport, road transport) turntable (rotating platform used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks)
turntable; spinner — spinner (spun in games to choose something)
baggage carousel
(Mainland China) roundabout; traffic circle
plate spinning disc spinning
(oil industry) rotary table

verb

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to transfer contracted shops or goods
(Mainland China Hokkien) to lower one's own price offer (of a seller during a business transaction)

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