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臑

Mandarin · pinyin nào

biceps (in Chinese medicine)
(arch.) forelimbs of livestock animal

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臑: nào · soft

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4 · nao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji4 · jyu4 · naau6 · nou6

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character · Etymology 2

(anatomy) forearm
(anatomy) humerus

character · Etymology 3

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 胹 (ér)

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