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挖穴

Mandarin · pinyin wā xué

to excavate
to dig out a cave

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挖: wā · dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
穴: xué · cave, den, hole; Kangxi radical 116

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1–2 · wa1 xue2

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waat3 jyut6

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