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腳丫子

简脚丫子 · 繁腳丫子

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo yā zi

(coll.) foot

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腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
丫: yā · forked; bifurcation
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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3–1–5 · jiao3 ya1 zi5

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noun

(dialectal, colloquial) foot
(Hengyang Xiang) gap between one's toes

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