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脊梁

Mandarin · pinyin jǐ liáng#

backbone
spine
Taiwan pr. jǐ liang

Mandarin · pinyin jǐ liang#

(coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate)

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脊: jǐ · spine, backbone; ridge
梁: liáng · bridge; beam; rafters; surname

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3–2 · ji3 liang2

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