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套馬桿

简套马杆 · 繁套馬桿

Mandarin · pinyin tào mǎ gǎn

lasso on long wooden pole

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套: tào · case, cover, wrapper, envelope
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马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
杆: gān · pole; shaft of spear

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4–3–3 · tao4 ma3 gan3

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