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下頜下腺

简下颌下腺 · 繁下頜下腺

Mandarin · pinyin xià hé xià xiàn

submandibular salivary gland

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下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
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腺: xiàn · gland
颌: hé · mouth; jaw

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4–2–4–4 · xia4 he2 xia4 xian4

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haa6 hap6 haa6 sin3

Cantonese word readings for 下頜下腺. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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