平衡棒

Mandarin · pinyin píng héng bàng

Meanings

  1. haltere (insect anatomy)
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平
píng · flat, level, even; peaceful
衡
héng · measure, weigh, judge, consider
棒
bàng · stick, club, truncheon; hit
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2–2–4 · ping2 heng2 bang4

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