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蠶薄

简蚕薄 · 繁蠶薄

Mandarin · pinyin cán bó

variant of 蠶箔 cán bó

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薄: báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
蚕: cán · silkworms

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2–2 · can2 bo2

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