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下眼瞼

简下眼睑 · 繁下眼瞼

Mandarin · pinyin xià yǎn jiǎn

lower eyelid

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
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睑: jiǎn · eyelid

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4–3–3 · xia4 yan3 jian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haa6 ngaan5 lim4

Cantonese word readings for 下眼瞼. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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