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拖鏈

简拖链 · 繁拖鏈

Mandarin · pinyin tuō liàn

cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine)
tow chain

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拖: tuō · drag, tow, haul; delay, prolong
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链: liàn · chain, wire, cable; chain, shack

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1–4 · tuo1 lian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

to1 lin2

Cantonese word readings for 拖鏈. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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