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另一方面

Mandarin · pinyin lìng yī fāng miàn

on the other hand
another aspect

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另: lìng · another, separate, other
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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4–1–1–4 · ling4 yi1 fang1 mian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ling6 jat1 fong1 min6

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conj

on the other hand

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