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胳肢窩

简胳肢窝 · 繁胳肢窩

Mandarin · pinyin gā zhi wō

armpit
also pr. gē zhi wō
also written 夾肢窩 gā zhi wō

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胳: gē · armpit, arms
肢: zhī · human limbs; animal feet
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窝: wō · nest; cave, den; hiding place

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1–5–1 · ga1 zhi5 wo1

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gaak3 zi1 wo1

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noun

(chiefly Mandarin, Wu, Xiang, colloquial) armpit

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