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床頭

简床头 · 繁床頭

Mandarin · pinyin chuáng tóu

bedhead
bedside
headboard

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床: chuáng · bed, couch; framework, chassis
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–2 · chuang2 tou2

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noun

head of a bed; bedhead
(Jinhua Wu) pillow
(Hailufeng Min) table

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