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Mandarin · pinyin duàn tóu tái

guillotine
scaffold

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
台: tái · platform; unit; term of address
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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4–2–2 · duan4 tou2 tai2

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