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單邊

简单边 · 繁單邊

Mandarin · pinyin dān biān

unilateral

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单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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1–1 · dan1 bian1

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daan1 bin1

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

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noun

one side
(Xiang) one way; single trip (as opposed to a return trip)

adj

(attributive) unilateral; one-sided

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