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言語缺陷

简言语缺陷 · 繁言語缺陷

Mandarin · pinyin yán yǔ quē xiàn

speech defect

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言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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缺: quē · be short of, lack; gap, deficit
陷: xiàn · submerge, sink, plunge; trap
语: yǔ · language, words; saying, expression

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2–3–1–4 · yan2 yu3 que1 xian4

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jin4 jyu5 kyut3 haam6

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