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茅屋頂

简茅屋顶 · 繁茅屋頂

Mandarin · pinyin máo wū dǐng

thatched roof

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茅: máo · reeds, rushes, grass; surname
屋: wū · house; room; building, shelter
頂: Look up this written character
顶: dǐng · top, summit, peak; to carry on the head

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2–1–3 · mao2 wu1 ding3

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maau4 uk1 deng2

Cantonese word readings for 茅屋頂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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