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軒檻

简轩槛 · 繁軒檻

Mandarin · pinyin xuān jiàn

railings of a balcony

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轩: xuān · carriage; high; wide; balcony
槛: kǎn · threshold, door-sill

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1–4 · xuan1 jian4

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