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丫巴兒

简丫巴儿 · 繁丫巴兒

Mandarin · pinyin yā bā r

fork (of a tree, road, argument etc)
bifurcation
fork junction

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丫: yā · forked; bifurcation
巴: bā · greatly desire, anxiously hope
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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1–1–5 · ya1 ba1 r5

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