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砌磚

简砌砖 · 繁砌磚

Mandarin · pinyin qì zhuān

to lay bricks
bricklaying

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砌: qì · to build, pile up; stone steps, brick walk
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砖: zhuān · tile, brick

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4–1 · qi4 zhuan1

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cai3 zyun1

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verb

to lay bricks
(colloquial, figurative) to play mahjong

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