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鑽眼

简钻眼 · 繁鑽眼

Mandarin · pinyin zuān yǎn

to drill a hole
drilling

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鑽: Look up this written character
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
钻: zuān · drill, bore; pierce; diamond

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1–3 · zuan1 yan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyun1 ngaan5

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

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