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綬帶

简绶带 · 繁綬帶

Mandarin · pinyin shòu dài

ribbon (as a decoration)
cordon (diagonal belt worn as a sign of office or honor)

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绶: shòu · silk ribbon attached as a seal
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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4–4 · shou4 dai4

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noun

(chiefly historical) silk ribbon attached to an official seal or a medal
sash worn over the body by event models, beauty queens, etc.
(～鳥) alternative form of 壽帶 /寿带 (shòudài, “Indian paradise flycatcher”)

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