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讀書機

简读书机 · 繁讀書機

Mandarin · pinyin dú shū jī

audio-output reading machine

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讀: dú · read, study; pronounce
書: Look up this written character
機: Look up this written character
读: dú · read, study; pronounce
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings
机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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2–1–1 · du2 shu1 ji1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

duk6 syu1 gei1

Cantonese word readings for 讀書機. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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