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單槓

简单杠 · 繁單槓

Mandarin · pinyin dān gàng

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单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
杠: gàng · lever, pole, crowbar; sharpen

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1–4 · dan1 gang4

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daan1 gong3

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

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(gymnastics) horizontal bar

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