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美紋紙膠帶

简美纹纸胶带 · 繁美紋紙膠帶

Mandarin · pinyin měi wén zhǐ jiāo dài

masking tape

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美: měi · beautiful, pretty; pleasing
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紙: zhǐ · paper
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纹: wén · line, streak, stripe; wrinkle
纸: zhǐ · paper
胶: jiāo · glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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3–2–3–1–4 · mei3 wen2 zhi3 jiao1 dai4

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