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挖掘機械

简挖掘机械 · 繁挖掘機械

Mandarin · pinyin wā jué jī xiè

excavator
bulldozer

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挖: wā · dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
掘: jué · dig, excavate; excavate cave
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械: xiè · weapons; implements, instruments
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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1–2–1–4 · wa1 jue2 ji1 xie4

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waat3 gwat6 gei1 haai6

Cantonese word readings for 挖掘機械. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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