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釦眼

简扣眼 · 繁釦眼

Mandarin · pinyin kòu yǎn

buttonhole

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釦: Look up this written character
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
扣: kòu · knock, strike, rap, tap; button

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4–3 · kou4 yan3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

kau3 ngaan5

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

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