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壟溝

简垄沟 · 繁壟溝

Mandarin · pinyin lǒng gōu

furrow (agriculture)

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垄: lǒng · grave, mound; ridge in field
沟: gōu · ditch, drain, narrow waterway

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3–1 · long3 gou1

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noun

furrow, field ditch

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