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腰帶

简腰带 · 繁腰帶

Mandarin · pinyin yāo dài

belt
Classifier: 條 tiáo, 根 gēn

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腰: yāo · waist; kidney
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带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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1–4 · yao1 dai4

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jiu1 daai2 · jiu1 daai3

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noun

(waist) belt; girdle (Classifier: 條／条 m c; 根 m)
(dialectal Cantonese) cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)
(Meixian Hakka) (waist) belt used to practice martial arts
(Northern Min, Eastern Min) long towel used by workers to gird one's waist

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