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凸輪軸

简凸轮轴 · 繁凸輪軸

Mandarin · pinyin tū lún zhóu

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凸: tū · protrude, bulge out, convex
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軸: Look up this written character
轮: lún · wheel; revolve, turn; recur
轴: zhóu · axle, axletree; pivot; axis

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1–2–2 · tu1 lun2 zhou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dat6 leon4 zuk6

Cantonese word readings for 凸輪軸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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