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通訊錄

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Mandarin · pinyin tōng xùn lù

address book
directory

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通: tōng · pass through; common; communicate
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讯: xùn · inquire; ask; examine; reproach
录: lù · copy, write down, record

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1–4–4 · tong1 xun4 lu4

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noun · Etymology 1

address book (Classifier: 本 m)

noun · Etymology 2

(Mainland China, euphemistic, slang) homosexual; gay person

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