銅錘

简 铜锤 · 繁 銅錘
Mandarin · pinyin tóng chuí

Meanings

  1. mace (weapon)
  2. (Chinese opera) "tongchui" (painted face role) (abbr. for 銅錘花臉 tóng chuí huā liǎn)
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銅
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錘
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铜
tóng · copper, brass, bronze
锤
chuí · balance weight on scale; hammer
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2–2 · tong2 chui2

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tung4 ceoi4

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銅錘 · tong2 chui2
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Exact source record銅錘 铜锤 [tong2 chui2] /mace (weapon)/(Chinese opera) "tongchui" (painted face role) (abbr. for 銅錘花臉|铜锤花脸[tong2 chui2 hua1 lian3])/