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隔膜

Mandarin · pinyin gé mó

diaphragm (anatomy)
distant (socially aloof)
divided by lack of mutual comprehension
nonexpert

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隔: gé · separate, partition
膜: mó · membrane; to kneel and worship

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2–2 · ge2 mo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaak3 mok6

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

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adj

divided by lack of mutual understanding; distant
unfamiliar with; not understanding; non-expert

noun

estrangement; alienation; division due to lack of mutual understanding
(biology) septum; dissepiment
(anatomy) alternative form of 膈膜 (gémó, “diaphragm”)

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