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銼刀

简锉刀 · 繁銼刀

Mandarin · pinyin cuò dāo

file (metalworking and woodworking tool)

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銼: Look up this written character
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
锉: cuò · carpenter's file, file smooth

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4–1 · cuo4 dao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

co3 dou1

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

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noun

file (hand tool)

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