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脖頸兒

简脖颈儿 · 繁脖頸兒

Mandarin · pinyin bó gěng r

erhua form of 脖頸 bó gěng

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脖: bó · neck
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兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
颈: jǐng · neck, throat
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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2–3–5 · bo2 geng3 r5

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noun

(Mandarin) erhua form of 脖頸／脖颈 (bógěng, “nape”)

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