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省略號

简省略号 · 繁省略號

Mandarin · pinyin shěng lüè hào

(punctuation) ellipsis

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省: shěng · province; save, economize
略: lüè · approximately, roughly; outline
號: Look up this written character
号: hào · mark, sign; symbol; number

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3–4–4 · sheng3 lu:e4 hao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saang2 loek6 hou6

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noun

ellipsis (……) (punctuation mark)

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