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縱紋

简纵纹 · 繁縱紋

Mandarin · pinyin zòng wén

stria longitudinalis (in the brain)

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紋: Look up this written character
纵: zòng · indulge in, give free reign to
纹: wén · line, streak, stripe; wrinkle

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4–2 · zong4 wen2

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zung1 man4

Cantonese word readings for 縱紋. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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