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彎月形透鏡

简弯月形透镜 · 繁彎月形透鏡

Mandarin · pinyin wān yuè xíng tòu jìng

meniscus lens

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彎: Look up this written character
月: yuè · moon; month; Kangxi radical 74
形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
透: tòu · penetrate, pass through
鏡: Look up this written character
弯: wān · bend, curve
镜: jìng · mirror; lens; glass; glasses

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1–4–2–4–4 · wan1 yue4 xing2 tou4 jing4

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waan1 jyut6 jing4 tau3 geng3

Cantonese word readings for 彎月形透鏡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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