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鐮刀斧頭

简镰刀斧头 · 繁鐮刀斧頭

Mandarin · pinyin lián dāo fǔ tóu

the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor)

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刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
斧: fǔ · axe, hatchet; chop, hew
頭: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss
镰: lián · sickle
头: tóu · head; top; chief, first; boss

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2–1–3–2 · lian2 dao1 fu3 tou2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lim4 dou1 fu2 tau4

Cantonese word readings for 鐮刀斧頭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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