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燙頭髮

简烫头发 · 繁燙頭髮

Mandarin · pinyin tàng tóu fa

perm
to perm hair

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頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
髮: fà · fǎ · hair
烫: tàng · scald, heat; wash; iron clothes
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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4–2–5 · tang4 tou2 fa5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tong3 tau4 faat3

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