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尾閭骨

简尾闾骨 · 繁尾閭骨

Mandarin · pinyin wěi lǘ gǔ

coccyx; tailbone

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尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
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骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
闾: lǘ · village of twenty-five families

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3–2–3 · wei3 lu:2 gu3

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mei5 leoi4 gwat1

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noun

(anatomy) coccyx; tailbone

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