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Mandarin · pinyin chuí xuán fēn cí

dangling participle (grammar)

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垂: chuí · let down; suspend, hand; down
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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
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悬: xuán · hang, suspend, hoist; be hung
词: cí · words; phrase, expression

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2–2–1–2 · chui2 xuan2 fen1 ci2

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