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蠟像館

简蜡像馆 · 繁蠟像館

Mandarin · pinyin là xiàng guǎn

wax museum; waxworks

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像: xiàng · a picture, image, figure; to resemble
館: Look up this written character
蜡: là · wax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; (same as 䄍) meaning imperial harvest
馆: guǎn · public building

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4–4–3 · la4 xiang4 guan3

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noun

wax museum; waxworks

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