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金剛鑽

简金刚钻 · 繁金剛鑽

Mandarin · pinyin jīn gāng zuàn

a diamond

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金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
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刚: gāng · hard, tough, rigid, strong
钻: zuān · drill, bore; pierce; diamond

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1–1–4 · jin1 gang1 zuan4

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noun

diamond (mineral)

noun

(Taiwanese Hokkien) powerful electric drill

noun

(Taiwanese Hokkien) cupreous bollworm (Earias cupreoviridis)

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