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下腳料

简下脚料 · 繁下腳料

Mandarin · pinyin xià jiǎo liào

remnants of material from an industrial process
offcut
scraps

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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4–3–4 · xia4 jiao3 liao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

haa6 goek3 liu2

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noun

scraps (during a manufacturing process)

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