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脊柱側凸

简脊柱侧凸 · 繁脊柱側凸

Mandarin · pinyin jǐ zhù cè tū

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脊: jǐ · spine, backbone; ridge
柱: zhù · pillar, post; support; lean on
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凸: tū · protrude, bulge out, convex
侧: cè · side; incline, slant, lean

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3–4–4–1 · ji3 zhu4 ce4 tu1

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zek3 cyu5 zak1 dat6

Cantonese word readings for 脊柱側凸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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