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咽鼓管

Mandarin · pinyin yān gǔ guǎn

Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽 yān to the tympanic cavity 鼓室 gǔ shì of the middle ear)
auditory tube

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咽: yàn · throat; pharynx
鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
管: guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music

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1–3–3 · yan1 gu3 guan3

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Eustachian tube

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