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弱音踏板

Mandarin · pinyin ruò yīn tà bǎn

soft pedal (on piano)
una corda pedal

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弱: ruò · weak; fragile, delicate
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
踏: tà · step on, trample, tread on, walk
板: bǎn · plank, board; iron or tin plate

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4–1–4–3 · ruo4 yin1 ta4 ban3

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joek6 jam1 daap6 baan2

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