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轎車

简轿车 · 繁轎車

Mandarin · pinyin jiào chē

(old) enclosed carriage for carrying passengers
(automotive) sedan

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轎: Look up this written character
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
轿: jiào · sedan-chair, palanquin
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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4–1 · jiao4 che1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

giu2 ce1 · kiu2 ce1 · kiu4 ce1

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noun

(automotive) passenger car; sedan (US); saloon (UK) (Classifier: 輛／辆 m)
(historical, archaic) animal-drawn covered carriage
(Eastern Min, Hokkien) stroller; baby carriage; pram; perambulator

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