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石綿

简石绵 · 繁石綿

Mandarin · pinyin shí mián

variant of 石棉 shí mián

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
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绵: mián · cotton wad; wool; soft, downy

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2–2 · shi2 mian2

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noun

(chiefly Taiwan) alternative form of 石棉 (shímián, “asbestos”)

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