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錐尖

简锥尖 · 繁錐尖

Mandarin · pinyin zhuī jiān

point of an awl
sharp point

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尖: jiān · sharp, pointed, acute, keen
锥: zhuī · gimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore

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1–1 · zhui1 jian1

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zeoi1 zim1

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

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