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沙拉甩乾器

简沙拉甩干器 · 繁沙拉甩乾器

Mandarin · pinyin shā lā shuǎi gān qì

salad spinner

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沙: shā · sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
拉: lā · pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
甩: shuǎi · throw away, discard
乾: qián · gān · dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
器: qì · receptacle, vessel; instrument
干: gàn · oppose, offend; invade; dried

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1–1–3–1–4 · sha1 la1 shuai3 gan1 qi4

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