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Mandarin · pinyin biān jiǎo àn lì

(engineering) corner case

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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
案: àn · table, bench; legal case
例: lì · precedent, example; regulation
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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1–3–4–4 · bian1 jiao3 an4 li4

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