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針管

简针管 · 繁針管

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn guǎn

syringe

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管: guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
针: zhēn · needle; pin; tack; acupuncture

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1–3 · zhen1 guan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zam1 gun2

Cantonese word readings for 針管. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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