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聽骨鏈

简听骨链 · 繁聽骨鏈

Mandarin · pinyin tīng gǔ liàn

chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)

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聽: tīng · hear, listen; understand; obey
骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
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听: tīng · hear; understand; obey, comply
链: liàn · chain, wire, cable; chain, shack

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1–3–4 · ting1 gu3 lian4

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ting1 gwat1 lin2

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