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格子呢

Mandarin · pinyin gé zi ní

checked woolen fabric; plaid

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格: gé · pattern, standard, form; style
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
呢: ne · interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this

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2–5–2 · ge2 zi5 ni2

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gaak3 zi2 nei4

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