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手拉葫蘆

简手拉葫芦 · 繁手拉葫蘆

Mandarin · pinyin shǒu lā hú lu

hand chain pulley block

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手: shǒu · hand
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
葫: hú · bottle-gourd
蘆: Look up this written character
芦: lú · rushes, reeds

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3–1–2–5 · shou3 la1 hu2 lu5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau2 laai1 wu4 lou4

Cantonese word readings for 手拉葫蘆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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