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摺線

简摺线 · 繁摺線

Mandarin · pinyin zhé xiàn

variant of 折線 zhé xiàn, broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments)
polygonal line
dog leg

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線: Look up this written character
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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2–4 · zhe2 xian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zip3 sin3

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

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