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袖珍辭典

简袖珍辞典 · 繁袖珍辭典

Mandarin · pinyin xiù zhēn cí diǎn

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袖: xiù · sleeve; put something in sleeve
珍: zhēn · precious, valuable, rare
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典: diǎn · law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
辞: cí · words, speech, expression, phrase

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4–1–2–3 · xiu4 zhen1 ci2 dian3

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zau6 zan1 ci4 din2

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