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楔形物

Mandarin · pinyin xiē xíng wù

wedge

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楔: xiē · wedge; gatepost; foreword
形: xíng · form, shape, appearance
物: wù · thing, substance, creature

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1–2–4 · xie1 xing2 wu4

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sit3 jing4 mat6

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