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刀葉

简刀叶 · 繁刀葉

Mandarin · pinyin dāo yè

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刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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1–4 · dao1 ye4

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Cantonese word readings for 刀葉. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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