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鎂棒

简镁棒 · 繁鎂棒

Mandarin · pinyin měi bàng

ferrocerium rod
fire steel

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鎂: Look up this written character
棒: bàng · stick, club, truncheon; hit
镁: měi · magnesium (element 12, Mg)

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3–4 · mei3 bang4

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mei5 paang5

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

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