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鉸

简铰 · 繁鉸

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo

scissors
to cut (with scissors)

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铰: jiǎo · hinge; shears, scissors

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3 · jiao3

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gaau2 · gaau3

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) scissors
(colloquial) to cut with scissors
to ream
hinge (Classifier: 個／个 c)

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