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Mandarin · pinyin bǎi lún

balance (of a watch or clock)
balance wheel

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摆: bǎi · put, place; display; swing, sway
轮: lún · wheel; revolve, turn; recur

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3–2 · bai3 lun2

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noun

balance (of a watch or clock); balance wheel

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