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樹幹

简树干 · 繁樹幹

Mandarin · pinyin shù gàn

tree trunk

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樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
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树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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4–4 · shu4 gan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

syu6 gon3

Cantonese word readings for 樹幹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

tree trunk
(Cantonese, humorous) alternative form of 事幹 /事干 (si⁶ gon³)

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