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Mandarin · pinyin dàng àn

file; record; archive

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案: àn · table, bench; legal case
档: dàng · shelf; frame, crosspiece

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4–4 · dang4 an4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dong2 on3

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noun

record; file; archive; dossier
archives; archive library
(computing) (computer) file; document (Classifier: 個／个 m)

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