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帽子

Mandarin · pinyin mào zi

hat
cap
(fig.) label
bad name
Classifier: 頂 dǐng

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帽: mào · hat, cap; cap-like tops
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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4–5 · mao4 zi5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mou2 zi2 · mou6 zi2

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noun

hat; cap; headgear; hood (of a jacket) (Classifier: 頂／顶 m)
(figuratively) label (Classifier: 個／个 m)
(neologism, Internet) police
(Yunnan Mandarin, colloquial) toppings on a culinary dish

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