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拐彎處

简拐弯处 · 繁拐彎處

Mandarin · pinyin guǎi wān chù

corner
bend

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拐: guǎi · kidnap, abduct; turn
彎: Look up this written character
處: Look up this written character
弯: wān · bend, curve
处: chù · place, locale; department

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3–1–4 · guai3 wan1 chu4

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gwaai2 waan1 cyu3

Cantonese word readings for 拐彎處. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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