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八字腳

简八字脚 · 繁八字腳

Mandarin · pinyin bā zì jiǎo

splayfoot

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
字: zì · letter, character, word
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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1–4–3 · ba1 zi4 jiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baat3 zi6 goek3

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noun

abnormal rotational alignments of the legs, resulting in a 八-shaped appearance of the feet when standing, which can be either toes closer together (內八字) or toes farther apart (外八字)

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