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吸管

Mandarin · pinyin xī guǎn

(drinking) straw
pipette
eyedropper
snorkel
Classifier: 支 zhī

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吸: xī · inhale, suck in; absorb; attract
管: guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music

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1–3 · xi1 guan3

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kap1 gun2

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noun · Etymology 1

drinking straw (Classifier: 根 m; 支 m)
pipette

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