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簧舌

Mandarin · pinyin huáng shé

the lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument

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簧: huáng · reed of woodwind instrument
舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135

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2–2 · huang2 she2

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