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構思

简构思 · 繁構思

Mandarin · pinyin gòu sī

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思: sī · think, consider, ponder; final particle
构: gòu · frame, building, structure

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4–1 · gou4 si1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gau3 si1 · kau3 si1

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verb

to conceive (an artistic work); to design

noun

conception (of an artistic work); design

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