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擀麵杖

简擀面杖 · 繁擀麵杖

Mandarin · pinyin gǎn miàn zhàng

rolling pin

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擀: gǎn · roll flat
麵: Look up this written character
杖: zhàng · cane, walking stick
面: miàn · face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176

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3–4–4 · gan3 mian4 zhang4

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noun

(cooking) rolling pin (usually a rod-type one, without a roller)

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