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外側裂

简外侧裂 · 繁外側裂

Mandarin · pinyin wài cè liè

lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (neuroanatomy)

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
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裂: liè · split, crack, break open; rend
侧: cè · side; incline, slant, lean

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4–4–4 · wai4 ce4 lie4

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ngoi6 zak1 lit6

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