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邊角料

简边角料 · 繁邊角料

Mandarin · pinyin biān jiǎo liào

scrap
bits and pieces left over

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邊: Look up this written character
角: jiǎo · horn; angle, corner; point; Kangxi radical 148; 1st lunar mansion, determinative star Spica
料: liào · consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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1–3–4 · bian1 jiao3 liao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bin1 gok3 liu2

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noun

bits and pieces left over (in manufacturing); leftover material; scrap

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