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膀

Mandarin · pinyin bǎng#

upper arm
wing

Mandarin · pinyin bàng#

used in 吊膀子 diào bàng zi

Mandarin · pinyin pāng#

puffed (swollen)

Mandarin · pinyin páng#

used in 膀胱 páng guāng

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膀: bǎng · upper arm; shoulder; wing

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3 · bang3

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bong2 · pong1 · pong4

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character · Etymology 1

upper arm; shoulder
wing

character · Etymology 2

only used in 膀胱 (pángguāng)

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) flank; side of one's torso

character · Etymology 4

(chiefly Mandarin, colloquial) swollen; puffed

character · Etymology 5

only used in 吊膀子 (diào bàngzi) and 膀子吊

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