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板磚

简板砖 · 繁板磚

Mandarin · pinyin bǎn zhuān

(dialect) wall brick

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板: bǎn · plank, board; iron or tin plate
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砖: zhuān · tile, brick

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3–1 · ban3 zhuan1

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baan2 zyun1

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noun

(regional) wall brick
(Puxian Min) floor brick

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