菸絲

简 烟丝 · 繁 菸絲
Mandarin · pinyin yān sī

Meanings

  1. loose tobacco; fine-cut tobacco
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菸
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絲
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烟
yān · smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
丝
sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
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1–1 · yan1 si1

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jin1 si1

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