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名量詞

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Mandarin · pinyin míng liàng cí

nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar)
measure word applying mainly to nouns

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名: míng · name, rank, title, position
量: liàng · measure, quantity, capacity
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词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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2–4–2 · ming2 liang4 ci2

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